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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Malden and Coombe 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Number of notifications received yearly for the past six years
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute poliomyelitis. | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery. | 49 | 31 | 26 | 88 | 13 | 2 |
| Erysipelas. | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Pood poisoning. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles. | 93 | 627 | 359 | 385 | 8 | 810 |
| Meningococcal infection. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia. | 22 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 5 |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Scarlet fever. | 27 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 19 |
| Typhoid fever. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis (all forms). | 20 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 25 |
| Whooping cough. | 90 | 64 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 10 |
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Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals
Dysentery 2
Pneumonia 1
Measles 7
Erysipelas 1
11
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Not including cases of tuberculosis.
TUBERCULOSIS
| Age Groups | NEW CASES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Meninges and Central Nervous System | Other | ||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-24 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 25-44 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 45 - 64 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 65 and over | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 16 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 |