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Malden and Coombe 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANT MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FDR THE PAST SIX YEARS
| Year | Births | Infant Mortality | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| 1960 | 12.9 | 17.9 | 11.4 |
| 1961 | 11.9 | 14.9 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | 12.3 | 23.3 | 12.1 |
| 1963 | 13.2 | 18.6 | 11.8 |
| 1964 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Number of notifications received yearly for the past six years
| 1959 | 1260 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute encephalitis - post infectious. | — | - | - | - | — | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery. | 88 | 13 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 4 |
| Erysipelas. | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Food poisoning. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | - |
| Malaria. | - | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Measles. | 385 | 8 | 810 | 336 | 363 | 77 |
| Meningococcal infection. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid fever. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia. | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever. | 33 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Typhoid fever. | - | - | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms). | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 13 |
| Whooping cough. | 21 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| * Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals | ||||||
Scarlet fever ... ... ... 1
Measles ... ... ... 1
Dysentery ... ... ... 1
Acute encephalitis - post infectious ... 1
* Not including cases of tuberculosis.