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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year.
| Dieases | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | -— | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 36 | 12 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 174 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 41 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 272 | 18 | 1 |
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