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Croydon 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1914.

Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.12345671234567Totals.
Addington.Beddington.Coulsdon.Mitcham.Sanderstead.Wallington.Woodmanst'rneAddington.Beddington.Coulsdon.Mitcham.Sanderstead.Wallington.Woodmanst'rne
Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Small Pox..............................................
Cholera..............................................
Plague..............................................
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)141222901593....28195732311..8195422210115
Erysipelas45..32,412152161023221..1..1......2
Scarlet Fever24224415728101..33425132333122221311422413190
Typhus Fever..............................................
Enteric Fever4........4..........31..........4......4
Relapsing Fever..............................................
Continued Fever..............................................
Puerperal Fever9......27..........612........3......3
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis11..................1......................
Poliomyelitis..............................................
Ophthalmia Neonatorum77..............2..41....................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis8614621421021131248192................
Other forms of Tuberculosis24..61214..1..3310..62......1......1
Anthrax1..........1........1......................
Totals560137926771883012586692851275282313217744623315

The Isolation Hospital is situated at Beddington Corner, Mitcham Junction, but is within the Carshalton Urban District.
The Small Pox Hospital is situated at Cheam, and is the Joint Hospital for Croydon Borough, Wimbledon, Penge, Croydon Rural
and Merton Councils.