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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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Table III.—Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1909 in the Maidens and Coombe Urban District.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages. | |||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | New Malden. | Old Malden. | Coombe. | New Malden. | Old Malden. | Coombe. | Total. | ||
| Diphtheria | 25 | ... | 8 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 83 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 11 | ... | 63 | 20 | 45 | ... | 6 | 51 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 29 | ... | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ... | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 155 | 1 | 35 | 69 | 22 | 28 | ... | 133 | 2 | 20 | 64 | ... | 6 | 70 |
Tolworth Isolation Hospital is available for all Infectious Cases.