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 have been reported. | Mrs. Rylance. | Mrs. Wilkinson & Miss Byrn. | Miss Chalk.(2) | Miss C. Gordon and Miss Davis (1) (2). | Miss Massie (1) & (3). | Miss Huggins. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||
1st Visits. | 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 Visits | 1st Visits | Subsequent Vis ts | 1st Visit | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits- | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
Measles | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 302 | 11 | ... | ... | 76 | 5 | ... | ... | 110 | 9 | ... | ... | 93 | 3 | ... | ... | 86 | 21 | 57 | 10 |
German Measles | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Mumps | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 423 | 17 | ... | ... | 265 | 51 | ... | ... | 362 | 13 | ... | ... | 188 | 25 | ... | ... | 103 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | 240 | 15 | ... | ... | 74 | 48 | ... | ... | 192 | 1 | ... | ... | 225 | 50 | ... | ... | 62 | 17 | 47 | 12 |
Chicken pox | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 67 | 7 | ... | ... | 138 | 10 | ... | ... | 95 | ... | ... | ... | 65 | 10 | ... | ... | 64 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Sore throat | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 91 | 31 | ... | ... | 37 | 6 | ... | ... | 48 | 2 | ... | ... | 39 | 29 | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | 2 | ... |
Ringworm (scalp) | 13 | 17 | ... | ... | 33 | 61 | ... | ... | 26 | 51 | ... | ... | 33 | 73 | ... | ... | 23 | 36 | ... | ... | 71 | 459 | 2 | ... |
„ (body) | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 36 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | 19 | 8 | ... | ... | 19 | 13 | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | ... | ... |
Verminous Heads | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Verminous Bodies | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... |
Impetigo Contagiosa | 50 | 22 | ... | ... | 174 | 148 | ... | ... | 195 | 137 | ... | ... | 262 | 183 | ... | ... | 121 | 209 | ... | ... | 131 | 300 | 5 | 4 |
Scabies | 24 | 19 | ... | ... | 91 | 168 | ... | ... | 67 | 102 | ... | ... | 50 | 58 | ... | ... | 38 | 72 | ... | ... | 20 | 49 | 1 | 5 |
Infectious Eye Disease | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 30 | 19 | ... | ... | 46 | 28 | ... | ... | 21 | 20 | 1 | ... | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | ... | 5 |
Other diseases | 68 | 101 | ... | ... | 278 | 92 | ... | ... | 293 | 120 | ... | ... | 162 | 2 | ... | ... | 217 | 80 | ... | ... | 191 | 69 | l | 1 |
Totals | 210 | 165 | 1 | .... | 1865 | 762 | ... | ... | 1289 | 614 | ... | ... | 1389 | 373 | 1 | ... | 1068 | 549 | 4 | ... | 768 | 985 | 139 | 47 |
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 | 38 | 10 | 374 | 258 | 205 | 236 | 414 | ... | 184 | 133 | 100 | 201 | ||||||||||||
Visits to houses where Infants have died under one year of age | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ... | 41 | 17 | 2 | ... | ||||||||||||
Tuberculosis cases visited | 120 | 41 | 49 | 617 | ... | 409 | 96 | ... | 55 | 281 | ... | 382 | ||||||||||||
Addresses given re Infant feeding, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medical Inspections | 7 | ... | 47 | ... | 21 | ... | 26 | ... | 27 | ... | 29 | ... | ||||||||||||
Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection—Newly Inspected | 1C1 | 1096 | ... | 479 | ... | 461 | ... | 423 | ... | 334 | ... | |||||||||||||
Re-inspected | 5 | ... | 159 | ... | 19 | ... | 193 | ... | 119 | ... | 93 | ... | ||||||||||||
Specially Inspected . | ... | ... | 33 | ... | 44 | ... | 26 | ... | 18 | ... | 39 | ... | ||||||||||||
Other Visits to Elementary Schools | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 35 | ... | 23 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection | ... | ... | 176 | 118 | 83 | 25 | 62 | 88 | 69 | 133 | 108 | 183 | ||||||||||||
Home Visits for other information | 1 | ... | 17 | 4 | 139 | 3 | 86 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Cultures taken | 1 | ... | 195 | 37 | 37 | ... | 41 | ... | 51 | ... | 65 | ... | ||||||||||||
Special Inspections or Attendances at Clinics | 3 | ... | 16 | ... | 84 | ... | 82 | ... | 86 | ... | 103 | ... | ||||||||||||
Influenza | ... | ... | 46 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 45 | ... | 91 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Notes.—(1) One attendances at Clinic weekly.
(2) Two ,, ,, ,,
(3)Twenty-three addresses on Infant Feeding at Domestic Centre.