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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
Penge 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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TABLE III.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | No of Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 18 | – | 6 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 9 |
| Membranous Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | – | 6 | 35 | 5 | 1 | – | 38 |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 79 | – | 12 | 47 | 6 | 14 | – | 49 |
Isolation Hospitals
Croydon Isolation Hospital.
Croydon, Wimbledon and Penge Joint Small-pox Hospital, Cheam.