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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 E.—History of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Measles in each Parish since Notification was adopted.
| Scarlet Fever | Addington | Beddington | Coulsdon | Merton | Mitcham | Morden | Sanderstead | Wallington | Woodmansterne | Institutions | The District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | ... | 4 | 9 | 2 | 63 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 19 | 109 |
| 1891 | ... | 10 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 1 | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 85 |
| 1892 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 117 |
| 1893 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 38 | 122 | 18 | 2 | 21 | ... | 84 | 316 |
| 1894 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | 19 | 99 |
| 1895 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 51 |
| 1896 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 30 | 65 |
| 11 | 50 | 48 | 75 | 358 | 38 | 10 | 94 | 4 | 154 | 842 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | |||||||||||
| 1890 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 20 |
| 1891 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 |
| 1892 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 16 | |
| 1893 | 3 | 12 | ... | 14 | ... | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 44 | |
| 1894 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 50 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 64 |
| 1895 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 |
| 1896 | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | 46 |
| 8 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 116 | 1 | 6 | 24 | ... | 11 | 233 | |
| Measles | |||||||||||
| 1890 | ... | 21 | 50 | 7 | 21 | ... | ... | 35 | ... | ... | 134 |
| 1891 | ... | 10 | 82 | 29 | 43 | ... | ... | 73 | ... | ... | 237 |
| 1892 | 13 | 53 | 79 | 26 | 342 | 38 | 22 | 6 | ... | ... | 579 |
| 1893 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 20 | 138 |
| 1894 | ... | 14 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 2 | ... | 336 | ... | 56 | 458 |
| 1895 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 29 |
| 1896* | ... | 124 | 47 | 205 | 626 | 5 | ... | 30 | 5 | 41 | 1083 |
| 15 | 230 | 291 | 294 | 1130 | 4G | 22 | 508 | 5 | 117 | 2658 |
*Including 131 cases not notified.