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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Table I.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in the whole District. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Total cases removed to Borough Hospital & diagnosis confirmed. | Total Deaths in the Borough. | Sex Distribution 1942. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At ages—years. | Upper Norwood. | Norbury. | West Thornton. | Bensham Manor. | Thornton Heath. | South Norwood. | Woodside. | East. | Addiscombe. | Whitehorse Manor. | Broad Green. | Central. | Waddon. | South. | Addington. | |||||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1—5. | 6—15. | 16—25. | 26—45. | 46—65. | 66 and up. | |||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria | 48 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | — | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 30 |
Typhus | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | 28 | - | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 10 | - | 10 | 18 |
Scarlet Fever | 496 | - | 208 | 243 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 75 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 32 | 56 | 19 | 457 | 2 | 258 | 238 |
Enteric & Paratyphoid | 3 | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 78 | — | — | - | 29 | 49 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 23 | - | - | 78 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 14 | |
Poliomyelitis and Poliseneophalitis | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | —. | — | _ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Encephalitis Lethargies | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Dysentery | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | - | 5 | |||
Malaria | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - |
Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 67 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 32 |
Measles | 1596 | 52 | 843 | 665 | 17 | 17 | — | 2 | 43 | 60 | 99 | 67 | 113 | 100 | 117 | 48 | 159 | 102 | 183 | 40 | 174 | 106 | 185 | 24 | — | 775 | 821 |
Whooping Cough | 474 | 52 | 310 | 98 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 18 | 48 | 41 | 43 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 231 | 243 |