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Croydon 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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In all cases where the parents were too poor to purchase
spectacles the children were referred to the Guild of Help, which
rendered very valuable services with respect to these cases.
ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The method of dealing with notifiable disease is dealt with in
the report to the Sanitary Committee of the Council. During the
year the undermentioned cases have been dealt with by the department:—
TABLL E. ix.
Cases of illness reported by School Teachers or Attendance Officers (including duplicate reports):—
| Illness as reported by Teachers or Attendance Officers. | Ist Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 75 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Measles | 396 | 466 | 87 | 51 | 1000 |
| Mumps | 344 | 429 | 194 | 156 | 1123 |
| Whooping Cough | 124 | 143 | 173 | 70 | 510 |
| Chicken-pox | 239 | 181 | 40 | 135 | 595 |
| Sore Throat | 144 | 214 | 267 | 218 | 843 |
| Ringworm | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 79 |
| Impetigo | 34 | 56 | 40 | 17 | 147 |
| Scabies | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Other Cases | 276 | 279 | 216 | 279 | 1050 |
| Totals | 1589 | 1817 | 1078 | 980 | 5464 |
Cases of illness reported to the Education Committee by the Public Health Department:—
| Illness. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 123 | 192 | 145 | 549 |
| Diphtheria | 43 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 193 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 5 | I | 9 | |
| Measles | 319 | 467 | 27 | 44 | 857 |
| Mumps | 237 | 313 | I20 | 94 | 764 |
| Whooping Cough | 130 | 138 | 137 | 69 | 474 |
| Chicken-pox | 197 | 189 | 33 | 106 | 525 |
| Sore Throat | 87 | 72 | 69 | 86 | 314 |
| Ringworm (scalp) | 90 | 72 | 48 | 33 | 243 |
| „ (body) | 35 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 111 |
| Impetigo | 109 | 117 | 80 | 98 | 404 |
| Scabies | 15 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 47 |
| Infectious Eye Disease | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Other Cases | 108 | 113 | 94 | 144 | 459 |
| Totals | 1464 | 1711 | 857 | 924 | 4956 |
In many instances the above reports dealt with the exclusion of
several children,