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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
Crayford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| Disease | Total cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 33 | 33 | 4 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever (including ParaTvphoid) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age Periods | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 45 | 1 | I | ||||||
| 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 65 upwards | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 14 | ] 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Two cases of diphtheria occurred as return cases.
Bacteriological and Pathological Specimens.
These are examined at the Kent County Council
Laboratory at Maidstone. The facilities are much
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