Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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* Re-arrangement of Districts, and the appointment of an additional Inspector (Mr. Fitt) took place in September.
| Parish. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Addington | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 |
| Beddington | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 37 | 3 |
| Coulsdon | 25 | 2 | 5 | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 2 |
| Mitcham | 87 | 3 | 86 | 9 | 8 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 186 | 15 |
| Morden | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Sanderstead | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| Wallington | 68 | 3 | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | 7 |
| Woodmansterne | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 |
| Merton | 8 | .. | 22 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 32 | 2 |
| Carshalton | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cases admitted by arrangement— | ||||||||||||
| Caterham | 33 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 1 |
| Totals | 248 | 12 | 163 | 18 | 10 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 429 | 33 |