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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
Crayford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Measles.
The number of cases notified in 1950 was 122, 2
of these were removed to Bow Arrow Hospital. The
number of cases notified in 1949 was 170.
Whooping Cough.
67 cases notified during the year. One case was
removed to Bow Arrow Hospital. Cases notified in 1949
was 191.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
6 cases were notified during the year. All the
cases were treated in hospital. There was one death.
6 cases were notified in 1949.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
No cases were notified during the year.
Dysentry.
One case was notified during the year.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 35 | 9 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 122 | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 67 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Dysentry | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — |
| Totals | 253 | 26 | 4 |