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 V.
Table showing the number of cases notified and deaths from the principal zymotic diseases for the Year 1918
and ten preceding Years.
Disease. | 1918. | 1917. | 1916. | 1915. | 1914. | 1913. | 1912. | 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | ||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
Notifiable. | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 25 | 1 | 18 | .. | 29 | 1 | 24 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 414 | 6 | 191 | 2 | 297 | 4 | 414 | 5 | 748 | 5 | 470 | 3 | 476 | 2 | 468 | 7 | 759 | 7 | 727 | 9 | 534 | 5 | |
Diphtheria and (1) Memb.Croup | 179 | 22 | 191 | 9 | 312 | 4 | 195 | 14 | 226 | 18 | 451 | 16 | 767 | 25 | 514 | 37 | 267 | 21 | 356 | 24 | 405 | 37 | |
(2) Erysipelas | 44 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 82 | 3 | 96 | 7 | 107 | 6 | 84 | 6 | 79 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 60 | 5 | |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |
Enteric Fever | 15 | 2 | 6 | .. | 13 | .. | 22 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 52 | 5 | ||
Simple Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculosis (3) | 378 | 204 | 397 | 157 | 326 | 223 | 550 | 238 | 503 | 192 | 519 | 202 | 312 | 140 | 240 | 165 | 130 | 135 | 139 | 152 | 106 | 150 | |
Non-notifiable. | Measles (4) | 1057 | 2 | 2944 | 29 | 462 | .. | .. | 108 | .. | 8 | .. | 58 | .. | 31 | .. | 29 | .. | 31 | .. | 21 | .. | 92 |
Rubella | 93 | .. | 2439 | .. | 636 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | .. | 48 | .. | 11 | .. | 50 | .. | 62 | .. | 67 | .. | 85 | .. | 58 | .. | 147 | .. | 51 | .. | 45 | .. | 75 | |
Whooping Cough | .. | 10 | .. | 9 | .. | 27 | .. | 12 | .. | 24 | .. | 23 | .. | 13 | .. | 38 | .. | 20 | .. | 30 | .. | 29 | |
Influenza | .. | 478 | .. | 20 | .. | 46 | .. | 45 | .. | 15 | .. | 26 | .. | 18 | .. | 14 | .. | 25 | .. | 59 | .. | 52 | |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy | .. | 362 | .. | 302 | .. | 329 | .. | 399 | .. | 313 | .. | 297 | .. | 250 | .. | 280 | .. | 251 | .. | 323 | .. | 282 |
(1) Notifiable since May, 1897. (2) Notifiable since January, 1900. (3) Voluntary Notification, 1905-09. Poor Law Cases, Compulsorily
Notifiable since 1st Jan., 1909- Cases Treated in Hospital, Compulsorily Notifiable since 1st May, 1911. All cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
notifiable since 1st January, 1912. All forms of Tuberculosis notifiable since 1st February, 1913. (4) Notifiable since January 1st, 1916.
In the above Table deaths of Non-residents occurring at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital,
General Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital, Purley Cottage Hospital, and 99, Central Hill (Servants
Reformatory), are excluded. Prior to 1903 correction was only made for the first three institutions.