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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Measles. The number of cases notified in 1961 was 620 The number of cases
notified in 1960 was 42.
Whooping Cough. 17 cases were notified during the year. The number of cases
notified in 1960 was 29.
Acute Polliomyelitis. No case was notified in 1961.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. No case was notified during the year.
Dysentery. Two cases were notified during the year.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
| Disseases | Total Cases not i f ied | Cases admi tted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ยป | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - |
| Measles | 620 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Pood Poisoning | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 658 | 1 | - |