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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Whooping Cough. 8 cases were notified during the year. The number of cases
notified in 1962 was 1.
Acute Poliomyelitis. No case was notified in 1963.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Two cases were notified during the year.
Dysentery. No cases were notified during the year.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
| Diseases | Total Cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | -— |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — |
| Measles | 555 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum .. | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non—Paralytic) | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 591 | 1 | — |