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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ENTERIC FEVER.
| Year. | Houses Infected. | Houses Tested. | Serious defects, i.e. bad stoppages, and drains requiring to be re-laid. | Slight defects, i.e. defective joints of ventilation pipes, &c. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 16 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1906 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1907 | 12 | 12 | - | 2 | |
| 1908 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 6 | The Convent at Upper Norwood was not tested. |
| 1909 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | Croydon Union Infirmary not tested |
| 1910 | 10 | 10 | - | 2 | |
| 1911 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 7 | Croydon Borough Hospital not tested. |
| 1912 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1913 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 1914 | 16 | 15 | - | 4 | Croydon Borough Hospital not tested. |
| 196 | 191 | 17 | 45 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
(See special section on the Tuberculosis Scheme).
PUERPERAL FEVER
was notified on 9 occasions, in 6 of which a doctor was present at
the confinement.
Puerperal fever occurred in 3 cases attended by midwives.
Three cases ended fatally.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
This disease was made notifiable in Croydon in April, 1911.
In giving instructions to midwives, special emphasis is laid on the
care of the eyes and the necessity for immediate medical treatment
on the least suspicion of any inflammatory condition being present.