London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 69 | 16 | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | — | — | — |
| Measles | 371 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 120 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentry | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 6 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | ' — |
| Totals | 582 | 25 |