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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year.
| Diseases | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 8 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 228 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 2 | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | 1 | — | — |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — |
| TOTALS | 292 | 23 | — |
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