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Croydon 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The incidence of scarlet fever and measles in Mitcham
during the various months of 1897shown in the following
table:—
| Four Weeks ending | Ascertained Cases. | Houses Invaded. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Measles. | |
| Feb. 21 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| March 21 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| April 18 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 22 |
| May 16 | 31 | 55 | 23 | 30 |
| June 13 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 12 |
| July 11 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Aug. 8 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Sept. 5 | 13 | — | 7 | — |
| Oct. 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — |
| Oct. 31 | 17 | — | 10 | — |
| Nov. 28 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Dec. 31 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Total | 190 | 124 | 129 | 75 |
As regards the other parishes, there occurred during the
first quarter 2 cases in a house in Kenley, and solitary cases
in Coulsdon village, Purley, and Smithambottom, while
during the second quarter there were 6 cases in 4 houses in
Merton, and a case in Beddington. During the third quarter
4 cases occurred in a house in Wallington, 2 in a house at
Smithambottom, and 2 in a house at Bandon Kill, while
during the last quarter of the year there were 6 cases in 4
houses in Wallington, a case at Purley, and 11 in 6 houses
in Merton.
Rabies.—In August a lad in Mitcham was bitten in the
face by a dog, certified by the County Veterinary Surgeon
to be rabid ; and in December a woman was bitten on the
finger by another dog suffering from the same disease. Both
underwent Pasteur's preventive inoculation treatment in
Paris, at the Council's expense, and at the close of the year
both were in good health.