Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | ||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | |||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Coulsdon. | Kenley. | Purley. | Sanders tead. | Woodcote. | |||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Erysipelas | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 28 | .. | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 27 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 9 | .. | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 18 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 9 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anthrax | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 91 | .. | 7 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
The Isolation Hospital is situated at Beddington Corner, Mitcham Junction, but is within the
Carshalton Urban District.
The Small Pox Hospital is situated at Cheam, and is the Joint Hospital for Croydon Borough,
Wimbledon, Penge, Croydon Rural and Merton Councils.