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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During the year, after admission to the Scarlet Fever wards, it was found that several cases Whooping cough, measles, chicken pox, and ringworm were coincident complications of the disease.
Parish. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Cerebrospinal Meningitis. | Erysipelas. | Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
Addington | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Beddington | 24 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | .. |
Coulsdon | 26 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 2 |
Merton | 47 | .. | 23 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 5 |
Mitcham | 84 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 188 | 19 |
Morden | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 |
Sanderstead | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 |
Wallington | 9 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. |
Woodmansterne | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 |
Cases admitted by arrangement— | ||||||||||||
Caterham | 16 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | |
Totals | 228 | 7 | 151 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38S | 31 |