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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Measles
The number of cases notified in 1959 was 228, The number of cases notified
in 1958 was 266.
Whooping Cough
31 cases were notified during the year. The number of cases notified in
1958 was 12.
Acute Poliomyelitis
There were no cases notified in 1959,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
No cases were notified during the year.
Dysentery
One case was notified during the year.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
| Diseases | Total Cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - |
| Measles | 228 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Non Paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 285 | 2 | - |
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