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Malden and Coombe 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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Table II.—Cases of Infectious Disease notified during" the year 1914, in the Maidens and Coombe Urban District.
| Notifiable Disease | Number of Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified in each Locality {e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years | |||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 35 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | New Maiden | Old Maiden | Coombe | |||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 21 | ... | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | ... | 8 | 35 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 51 | ... | 1 | 43 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Ophth'lmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 187 | ... | 77 | 104 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 170 | 2 | 15 | ... |
| Totals | 289 | 3 | 90 | 155 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 270 | 3 | 16 | 61 |
The Isolation Hospital is situated at Tolworth, in the Urban District of Surbiton
(Tolworth Joint Hospital Board). Total available Beds, 38. Number of
Diseases that can be concurrently treated, 3.