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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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| Annual Rate per 1000 living. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Principal Epidemic Diseases. (Cols. 4-10) | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Deaths under one year to 1000 Births. | |
| Cols. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
| England and Wales} | 27 2 | 15.2 | 1.52 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 128 |
| 76 Great Towns | 28.2 | 15.7 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.83 | 140 |
| 141 smaller Towns | 26.9 | 14.4 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.57 | 132 |
| England aud Wales, less the 217 Towns} | 26.3 | 14.9 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0 .09 | 0.32 | 113 |
| Croydon Rural District | 25.7 | 9.6 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 98 |
Deaths in Institutions.
The Deaths in Institutions situate in the District
numbered 178, as against 210 in 1904, 203 in 1903, 219
in 1902, 200 in 1 01, and 249 in 1900.
These deaths included :—
16 from Phthisis.
5 ,, Cancer.
24 ,, Lung Complaints.
15 ,, Heart Diseases.
III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The Infectious Disease (Notification) Act has been
in force in this District since the year 1890. In July of
that year Measles was also included in the list of notifiable
diseases, and in the summer of 1894, it was
considered necessary that Diarrhoea should, for a short
period, also be considered a notifiable disease. Owing