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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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| Diseases | Coombe | New Malden | Old Malden | Total | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | AGE 5-10 | GROUPS 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 16 | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 11 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 3 | 19 | — | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | . — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | 34 | — | 34 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal-meningitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 95 | — | 99 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — |
TUBERCULOSIS
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | |||||||
| 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 45 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 55 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 65 and upwards | ||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM—Nil
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