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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 19I5. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | .9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Diphtheria | 3.6 | 3.02 | 6.4 | 4.02 | 4.65 | 4.1 | 13.2 | 8.7 |
| Enteric Fever | 25.0 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | - |
| Cerebro Sp. Fever | - | - | - | 54.0 | 13.0 | 37.9 | 40.0 | - |
| Pulmonary Tuber | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 37.2 | 40.0 | 48.6 | 35.3 | 52.2 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | 60.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Morbilli | - | - | - | 11.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | - |
| Mumps | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 6.5 | 0.0 | - |
| Other Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | 11.1 | 8.0 | 24.1 |
| All Cases | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | •89 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
Under other diseases are included:—
| Result. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Impetigo | 1 | 1 | Discharged. |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | „ (2) died. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | „ |
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | „ |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | „ |
| Varicella | 2 | 1 | „ |
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | „ |
| Sore Throat | 1 | 1 | „ |
| Epidemic diarrhæa | 8 | 4 | „ (4) died. |
| Marasumus | 2 | 1 | „ (1) died. |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | „ |
| No disease* | 3 | 3 | „ |
| 29 | |||
* 2 babies with mothers (puerperal fever cases).
I mother with baby (ophthalmia neonatorum).
| Result. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | Discharged. |
| Sore Throat | 4 | „ |
| Quinsy | 2 | „ |
| Syphilis | 1 | „ |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 „ (1) died |
| (1) remains | ||
| Debility | 1 | Discharged. |
| Diphtheria & Meningitis | 2 | 2 died |
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | 1 | Discharged. |
| Diphtheria & Scabies | 1 | ,, |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | ,, |
| No disease observed | 2 | ,, |