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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Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in whole District. | Total Cases Notified in | each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Addington. | Beddington. | Coulsdon. | Mitcham. | Morden. | Sanderstead. | Wallington. | Woodmanst'rine | Addington. | Beddington. | Coulsdon. | Mitcham. | Morden. | Sanderstead. | Wallington. | Woodmanst'rine | |||
Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria (including | 150 | .. | 41 | 86 | 13 | 10 | .. | 1 | 19 | 6 | 108 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 124 |
Membranous Croup) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 83 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | 20 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Scarlet Fever | 212 | 3 | 39 | 138 | 24 | 8 | .. | .. | 33 | 37 | 100 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | .. | 24 | 26 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 165 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
Enteric Fever | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 472 | 24 | 157 | 248 | 32 | 11 | .. | .. | 26 | 53 | 283 | 20 | 18 | 70 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 883 | 30 | 242 | 474 | 78 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 106 | 522 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 28 | 188 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 298 |
The Isolation Hospital is situated at Beddingt on Corner, Mitcham Junction, but is within the Carshalton Urban District.
The Small Pox Hospital is situated at Cheam, and is the Joint Hospital for Croydon Borough, Wimbledon, Penge, and tha Croydon
Rural Councils.
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