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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table shows the comparative admissions during
1915 and previous years.
TABLE H. III.
| Cases admitted during 1908. | Cases admitted during 1909. | Cases admitted during 1910. | Cases admitted during 1911. | Cases admitted during 1912. | Cases admitted during 1913. | Cases admitted during 1914. | Cases admitted during 1915. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 497 | 608 | 624 | 381 | 365 | 417 | 653 | 413 (1) |
| Diphtheria | 354 | 292 | 222 | 430 | 600 | 402 | 211 | 200 (2) |
| Cerebro Sp. Meningitis | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | 67 (3) |
| Pulmonary Phthis's | — | — | — | - | - | 48 | 56 | 61 (4) |
| Enteric Fever | 59 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 13 (5) |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 (6) |
| Measles | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 9(7) |
| Other diseases | 31 | 45 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 11 (8) |
| Total | 941 | 956 | 908 | 858 | 1006 | 902 | 947 | 778 |
(1) Includes 3 cases of Tonsillitis.
,, 8 cases of Contacts.
,, 4 cases of no disease observed.
,, 1 case of Influenza.
,, 1 case of Erysipelas.
,, 1 case of Erythema.
,, 1 case of Measles.
" 1 case of Quinsy.
,, 1 case of German Measles.
,, 1 case of Psoriasis.
(2) ,, 8 cases of Tonsillitis.
,, 1 case of Marasmus and Septic Sores.
,, 1 case of Broncho-Pneumonia.
,, 1 case of no disease observed.
,, 1 case of Measles.
(3) , 3 cases of Tubercular Meningitis.
,, 2 cases of Anterior Poliomyelitis.
,, 1 case of Enteric Fever.
,, 1 case of Sub-Acute Rheumatism.
,, 1 case of Cerebral Abscess.
,, 1 case of Measles.
,, 1 case of Influenza.
,, 1 case of Pneumonia.
,, 1 case of Acute Malaria.
,, 1 case of Post-Diphtheritic Paralysis.
,, 1 case of Transverse Myelitis.
(5) ,, 3 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
,, 1 case of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.