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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

Croydon 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The following are the figures :—

Table: PARTICULARS AS TO SCARLET FEVER NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS

PARTICULARS AS TO SCARLET FEVER NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS

Year.Total notifications in small and large tenements (small tenements = 5 rooms and under).Total tenements infectedTotal deaths.Remarks.
Small tenements 516408with 1 case32699These figures are compiled from notifications, and have not been corrected for errors in diagnosis.
„ 2 „63
„ 3 ,,13
„ 4 ,,5
„ 5 „1
141with 1 case111
1909727Large tenements 187„ 2 „20
„ 3 „7
„ 4 „1
„ 5 „1
* Public Institutions 24„ 6 „1
1908534with 1 case234.
„ 2 „43
Small„ 3 ,,14
tenements 403300,, 4 „75
,, 5 „—
,, 6 ,,1
„ 7 „†15
with 1 case71
„ 2 „7
Large„ 3 „3
tenements 11986„ 4 „†2
„ 5 ,,1
„ 6 „†2
'Public Institutions 12
1907661Small tenements 576437with 1 case344811
„ 2 „61
„ 3 „22
„ 4 „†7
„ 5 „†2
„ 6 „†l
with 1 case50
Large tenements 7661„ 2 „83
„ 3 „2
„ 4 „1
„ 5„-
6 ,,—
* Public Institutions 9
1906425Small tenements 321250with 1 case19388
„ 2 „47
„ 3 ,,6
Large tenements 100„ 4 „4
74with 1 case58
„ 2 ,,8
„ 3 ,,6
„ 4 „2
†Public Institutions 4

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* Institution notifications are those infected in Public Institutions or, imported case
to Public Institutions where the home conditions could not be ascertained,