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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TABLE H. V.
Visits to Houses where the following Diseases hive been reported. | Miss Gaul. (4) | Miss Chalk. (2) | Miss Waterman and Miss Hugsins (1) | Miss King. | Miss Good man and Mrs. Lockyer. | Miss Massie. (5) | Miss Gordon and Miss Webster (3) (6). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | |||||||||||||||
1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visilts. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visit; | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | .subsequent Visits | 1st Visits | Subsequent Visits | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 3 |
Measles | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 355 | 21 | ... | ... | 118 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 314 | 6 | ... | ... | 322 | 36 | ... | ... | 538 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
German Measles | 101 | 2 | ... | ... | 209 | 20 | ... | ... | 95 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 317 | 3 | ... | ... | 514 | 53 | ... | ... | 496 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Mumps | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 98 | 10 | ... | ... | 62 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 6 | ... | ... | 130 | 2 | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 76 | 18 | ... | ... | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 5 | ... | ... | 41 | 1 | ... | ... |
Chicken pox | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 100 | 8 | ... | ... | 36 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 5 | ... | ... | 61 | 2 | ... | ... |
Sore Theoat | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 45 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ringworm (scalp) | 15 | 10 | ... | ... | 19 | 50 | ... | ... | 71 | 134 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 25 | ... | ... | 16 | 11 | ... | ... | 68 | 83 | ... | ... |
,, (body) | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 27 | 30 | ... | ... | 29 | 117 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 20 | 12 | ... | ... |
Verminous Heads | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | |
Verminous Bodies | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... |
Impetigo Contagiosa | 28 | 22 | ... | ... | 164 | 170 | ... | ... | 86 | 87 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76 | 76 | ... | ... | 221 | 352 | ... | ... | 310 | 292 | ... | |
Scabies | 12 | 9 | ... | ... | 56 | 106 | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 32 | ... | ... | 43 | 61 | ... | ... | 40 | 76 | ... | ... |
Infectious Eye Disesase | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | 40 | 38 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 15 | ... | ... | 32 | 31 | ... | ... | 40 | 27 | 19 | 23 |
Other diseases | 31 | 14 | ... | ... | 305 | 95 | ... | ... | 120 | 18 | 5 | 1 | l | ... | ... | 305 | 67 | ... | ... | 201 | 53 | ... | ... | 172 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Totals | 281 | 76 | ... | ... | 1530 | 585 | ... | ... | 687 | 397 | 10 | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 1183 | 253 | ... | ... | 1634 | 681 | ... | ... | 2035 | 535 | 41 | 45 |
1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits | 1st Visits. | Subsequ't Visits. | |||||||||||||||
Visits to houses where Infants have been born | 112 | 254 | 268 | 329 | 182 | 169 | 48 | 50 | 274 | 232 | 306 | ... | 472 | 296 | ||||||||||||||
Visits to houses where Infants have died under one vear of age | 7 | ... | 24 | ... | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | 30 | ... | 27 | ... | 35 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tuberculosis cases visited Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medical Inspections | ... | 85 | ... | 330 | 86 | 82 | 4 | ... | 700 | 870 | ... | 274 | 177 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ... | 13 | ... | 21 | ... | 13 | ... | 54 | ... | 42 | ... | 25 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection—Newlv Inspected | 214 | ... | 316 | ... | 784 | ... | 681 | ... | 992 | ... | 1163 | ... | 1406 | ... | ||||||||||||||
36 | ... | 13 | ... | 222 | ... | 46 | ... | 400 | ... | 347 | ... | 391 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Specially Inspected . | 11 | ... | 32 | ... | 45 | ... | 25 | ... | 59 | ... | 60 | ... | 95 | ... | ||||||||||||||
Other Visits to Elementary Scnools | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 7 | ... | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection | 88 | 112 | 75 | 6 | 174 | 6 | ... | ... | 238 | 492 | 189 | 125 | 267 | 138 | ||||||||||||||
Home Visits for other information | 38 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Cultures taken | 13 | ... | 51 | ... | 21 | 13 | 4 | ... | 46 | 28 | 96 | 2 | 98 | 7 |
Notes.—(1) Two attendances at Clinics weekly.
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(4) Nine addresses on Infant Feeding at Domestic Centre.
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(6) Twenty-eight visits to Midwives.