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 Croydon]
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Table VI.—Ascertained Cases of Infectious Disease since adoption of
the Notification Act.
1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Private Houses. | Public Institutions. | ||||||||
Small-pox | - | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - |
Scarlatina | 109 | 85 | 117 | 316 | 99 | 51 | 65 | 240 | 22 |
Diphtheria | 19 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 63 | 26 | 45 | 34 | 1 |
Membranous Croup | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Typhoid Fever | 14 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | - |
Continued Fever | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Cholera | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | 4 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
Measles | 134 | 237 | 579 | 138 | 458 | 29 | 1083 | 162 | 5 |
*Acute Diarrhœa | — | — | — | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 282 | 362 | 754 | 560 | 664 | 144 | 1243 | 474 | 34 |
*Acute diarrhoea was a notifiable disease during September, 1894.
Table VII. -Cases of Typhoid Fever (including Continued Fever) in each Parish since Notification was adopted.
Addington | Beddington | Coulsdon | Merton | Mitcham | Morden | Sanderstead | Wallington | Woodmansternel | Institutions | The District | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* | † | § | § | * | † | * | * | ||||
1890 | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 14 |
1891 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
1892 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 12 |
1893 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 25 |
1894 | - | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 12 |
1895 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 19 |
1896 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
1897 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 13 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | 6 | 120 |
*Water supplied by Sutton Water Company,
† „ „ „ East Surrey Company.
§ „ „ „ Lambeth Company.
Addington is principally supplied by the Croydon Corporation.