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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Pood Poisoning
Five cases were notified during the year
Measles
The number of cases notified in 1956 was 7 The number of
cases notified in 1955 was 816
Hhooping Cough
25 cases were notified during the year The number of cases
notified in 1955 was 44
Acute Poliomyelitis
One case was notified in 1956., This was a paralytic case and
was treated in hospital
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
No cases were notified during the year.
Dysentery
Two cases were notified during the year
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
| Diseases | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 44 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | 3 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - |
| Measles | 7 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 25 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 | 1 | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 102 | 16 | - |
(16)