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 Crayford]
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Disease | Total cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 33 | 33 | 4 |
Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlet Fever | 21 | 21 | 0 |
Enteric Fever (including ParaTvphoid) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age Periods | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0 | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
5 | 1 | |||||||
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
45 | 1 | I | ||||||
55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
65 upwards | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Totals | 14 | ] 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Two cases of diphtheria occurred as return cases.
Bacteriological and Pathological Specimens.
These are examined at the Kent County Council
Laboratory at Maidstone. The facilities are much
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