London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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State here whether "Notification of Infectious Disease" is compulsory in the District.—Yes. Since when?—1891.
The Isolation Hospital is situated at Tolworth. Available for Coombe and Old Maiden Wards only. New Maiden Ward does not yet participate
in the use of the Isolation Hospital.
| NAME OF LOCALITY. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases removed from their Homes for Treatment in Isolation Ward of Kingston Infirmary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census 1801. | Estimated to middle of 894. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Measles. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles | |||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coombe Ward | 1091 | 1168 | 5 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Maiden Ward | 3437 | 3890 | 97 | Under 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Maiden Ward | 528 | 563 | 11 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 5256 | 5621 | 113 | Under 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||