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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE III.—IN1ECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED EACH YEAR SINCE 1915.
| Disease. | 1915. (nine mths.) | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 129 | 136 | 59 | 40 | 58 | 35 | |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 27 | 101 | 14 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever | 27 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 24 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Fever | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 11 | ||
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | — | 151 | 468 | 33 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - _ | ||
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | |
| Chicken Pox | — | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -_ | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 18 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 14 |
| Other Forms | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| Totals | 91 | 255 | 571 | 158 | 194 | 237 | 246 | 218 | 129 | 235 | 114 | |