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Croydon 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE V.
Table showing the number of cases notified and deaths from the principal zymotic diseases for the Year 1917
and ten preceding Years.
| Disease. | 1917. | 1916. | 1915. | 1914. | 1918. | 1912. | 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases, | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
| Notifiable. | Cerebro-Soinal Meningitis | 18 | .... | 29 | 1 | 24 | 9 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | .... | 2 | .... | 4 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Small Pox | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 191 | 2 | 297 | 4 | 414 | 5 | 748 | 5 | 470 | 3 | 476 | 2 | 468 | 7 | 759 | 7 | 727 | 9 | 534 | 5 | 661 | 11 | |
| Diphtheria and (1) Memb.Croup | 191 | 9 | 312 | 4 | 195 | 14 | 220 | 18 | 451 | 16 | 767 | 25 | 514 | 37 | 267 | 21 | 356 | 24 | 405 | 37 | 286 | 40 | |
| 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 82 | 3 | 96 | 7 | 107 | 6 | 84 | 6 | 79 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | .... | 13 | .... | 22 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 26 | .... | 21 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |
| Simple Continued Fever | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .. | .. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Non-notifiable. | Tuberculosis (3) | 397 | 157 | 326 | 223 | 550 | 238 | 503 | 192 | 519 | 202 | 312 | 140 | 240 | 165 | 130 | 135 | 139 | 152 | 106 | 150 | 13 | 160 |
| Measles (4) | '2944 | 29 | 462 | .... | .... | 108 | .... | 8 | .... | 58 | .... | 31 | .... | 29 | .... | 31 | .... | 21 | .... | 92 | .... | 8 | |
| Rubella | 2439 | 636 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | ||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .... | 41 | .... | 50 | .... | 62 | .... | 67 | .... | 85 | .... | 58 | .... | 147 | .... | 51 | .... | 45 | .... | 75 | .... | 56 | |
| Whooping Cough | .... | 9 | .... | 27 | .... | 12 | .... | 24 | .... | 23 | .... | 13 | .... | 38 | .... | 20 | .... | 30 | .... | 29 | .... | 32 | |
| Influenza | .... | 20 | .... | 46 | .... | 45 | .... | 15 | .... | 26 | .... | 18 | .... | 14 | .... | 25 | .... | 59 | .... | 52 | .... | 31 | |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisv | .... | 302 | .... | 329 | .... | 399 | .... | 313 | .... | 297 | .... | 250 | .... | 280 | ... | 251 | .... | 323 | .... | 282 | .... | 316 | |
(1) Notifiable since May, 1897. (2) Notifiable since January, 1900. (3) Voluntary Notification, 190V09. (4) Notifiable since January 1st 1916.
Poor Law Cases, Compulsorily Notifiable since 1st Jan., 1909. Cases Treated in Hospital, Compulsurily Notifiable since 1st May, 1911.
All cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notifiable since lst January, 1912 All forms of Tuberculosis notifiable since 1st February 1913.
In the above Table deaths of Non-residents occurring at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital,
General Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital, Hurley Cottage Hospital, and 99, Central Hill (Servants
Reformatory), are excluded. Prior to 1903 correction was only made for the first three institutions.