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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
Surbiton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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AGE GROUPS OP NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-54 | 65 and over | Age unknown | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 6 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | - | 32 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 18 | 16 | 98 | 30 | 5 | 24 | - | - | 10 | 202 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Measles | 13 | 130 | 186 | 471 | 25 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 838 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 |
AGE GROUPS OF NOTIFIED DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age unknown | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 19 | - | 23 |
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