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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
Croydon 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table C.—Notifications since adoption of the Notification Act.
| 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Houses. | Public Institutions. | |||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Scarlatina | 109 | 85 | 117 | 316 | 99 | 51 | 35 | 30 |
| Diphtheria | 19 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 63 | 26 | 34 | 11 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 14 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | l | — | 1 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Measles | 134 | 237 | 579 | 138 | 458 | 29 | 911 | 41 |
| *Acute Diarrhœa | — | — | - | ~ | 5 | - | - | - |
| Totals | <82 | 361 | 764 | 559 | 664 | 144 | 1014 | 98 |
*Acute diarrhœa was a notifiable disease during September, 1894.
Table D.—Notified cases of Infectious Disease in 1896, including institutions.
| Parishes. | Addington. | JBeddington. | Coulsdon. | Merton. | Mitcham. | Morden. | Sanderstead. | Wellington. | Woodmansterne. | Institutions. | The District. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Scarlatina | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 30 | 65 | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | - | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 11 | 46 | ||
| Typhoid Fever | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | ||
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Cholera | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | ||
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Erysipelas | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 33 | ||||
| *Measles | Medical | - | 112 | 28 | 133 | 499 | 5 | - | 27 | 5 | 41 | 850 | |
| Householders | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 68 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 102 | ||
| Totals | — | 126 | 55 | 170 | 600 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 98 | 1112 | ||
*Besides the notified cases of Measles, 131 others were discovered, through enquiries
made by Inspectors and otherwise, to have occurred.