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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 F.— Measles in Mitcham, 1896.
| Week Ending. | Fresh Gases. | Houses freshly invaded. | Schools attended by First Case in freshly invaded houses. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No School. | Schools outside District. | Private. | British. | Killick's Road | Lower Green | Upper Grade. | Singlegate. | Catholic. | |||
| Feb. 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 29 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| March 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 | 14 | 12 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... |
| April 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| May 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 9 | 25 | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ||
| 16 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 23 | 11 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 30 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| June 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| July 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 11 | 66 | 47 | 3 | ... | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| 18 | 63 | 34 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... |
| 25 | 93 | 48 | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug. 1 | 53 | 31 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ... |
| 8 | 46 | 15 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 15 | 35 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| 29 | 23 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Sept. 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oct. 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dee 19 | 1 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 626 | 347 | 84 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 62 | 26 | 19 | 61 | 9 | |
Note. - The thick lines represent the period during which Day Schools were closed.
One private school was closed in July. Sunday Schools were closed on
July 26th until September 6th, except Singlegate, which was closed
August 9th until September 13th, and the Salvation Army School closed
16th August.