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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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T able 1.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1943.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in the whole District. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Total cases removed to Borough Hospital <S diagnosis confirmed. | Total Deaths in the Borough. , | Sex Distribution 1943. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 830 | 4 | 322 | 443 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 50 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 52 | 59 | 36 | 64 | 72 | 60 | 20 | 59 | 38 | 51 | 720 | - | 408 | 422 |
| Diphtheria | 57 | — | 7 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 55 | 2 | 24 | 33 |
| Erysipelas | 41 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 27 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | I | 5 | 2 |
| Enteric & Paratyphoid | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 90 | — | — | — | 30 | 60 | — | — | 9 | — | 56 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | 13 | — | — | 90 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | |
| Encephalitis Lethargies | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | 32 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 20 | 12 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 50 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20 |
| Measles | 1895 | 71 | 1147 | 619 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 91 | 102 | 147 | 136 | 109 | 160 | 92 | 113 | 269 | 134 | 53 | 137 | 96 | 130 | 59 | — | 965 | 930 |
| Whooping Cough | 325 | 32 | 227 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 22 | 36 | 27 | 57 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 167 | 158 |