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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 1904. | 1935. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 4.65 | 3.73 |
| Diphtheria | 10.24 | 9.09 |
| Enteric Fever | 26.66 | 14.28 |
| Enteric Fever for last 4 years (114 cases) | - | 20.17‡ |
| Other diseases | 13.20 | 4.3 |
| All cases | 8.14 | 5.6 |
* The fitality is calculated according to the Registrar-General's
formula, i.t., by dividing the number of deaths multiplied by 100 by half
the.sum of the admission-, discharges and deaths.
‡Four years, 114 cases.
4.—
| No. of Cases. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases notified as Scarlet Fever but not Scarlet Fever-Total | 24 | No death. |
| Rotheln ... | 6 | Discharged. |
| Measles | 6 | „ |
| Acute Rheumatism | 1 | „ |
| Erythema Scarlatiniforme | 1 | „ |
| Acute. Follicular Tonsillitis | 2 | „ |
| No disease observed | 6 | „ |
| Septic wound of scalp with depressed fracture of skull | 1 | „ |
| Drug rash | 1 | „ |
| No. of Cases. | Result. | |
| Cases admitted as, but found not to be Diphtheria—Total | 28 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | Transferred. |
| Acute Follicular Tonsillitis | 14 | Discharged. |
| Acute Septic Throat | 1 | „ |
| Influenza | 2 | „ |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea complicated with Thrush | 1 | Died. |
| Angina Ludovici | 1 | Operated on. |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | Discharged. |
| No apparent disease | 4 | „ |