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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 1954
| JAN. | FEB. | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEP. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | . 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 211 |
| Non-Respi ratory Tuberculosis | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| Scarlet Fever | 32 | 46 | 75 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 406 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Smallpox | - | — | - | — | — | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - |
| Choi era | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ |
| Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | __- | _ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 63 |
| Ophthalmi a Neonatorum | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | _ | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | 17 | 33 | 39 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 199 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Ac. Pri.and Ac. Inf. Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 194 |
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 36 | 116 | 81 | 70 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 505 |
| TOTAL | 1752 | ||||||||||||