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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Measles
The number of cases notified in 1957 was 701 The number of
cases notified in 1956 was 7
Whooping Cough
122 cases were notified during the year The number of cases
notified in 1956 was 25.
Acute Poliomyelitis
Six cases were notified in 1957 Three were paralytic cases
and treated in hospital, three were non-paralytic cases, of which
two were treated in hospital.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
No cases were notified during the year.
Dysentery
One case was notified during the year
| Diseases | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | – | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | - |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - |
| Measles | 701 | 3 | - |
| looping Cough | 122 | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 3 | 2 | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Pood Poisoning | - | - | |
| Totals: | 862 | 16 | 2 |