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.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified and Deaths from Infectious Diseases during the Year 1923.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospitals or Sanatoria | Total Cases Treated at Home | Deaths in Whole District (Home-treated cases, shown separately in brackets, but included in the total deaths) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At Ages—Years. | Upper Norwood. | Norbury. | West Thornton. | Ben sham Manor. | Thornton Heath. | South Non wood. | Wood side. | Bast. | Addiscombe.. | White-horse Manor. | Broad Green. | Central. | W addon.. | South. | Institution cases which could not be distributed | At all ages. | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 and upward | unrecorded ages. | ||||||||||||||||
At all Ages | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 46 | 65 and upward | Unrecorded Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera (C) Plague (P) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 196 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 48 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | .. | 3 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 189 | 7 | 21 (4) | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 (1) | 7 | 6 (3) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | S | 16 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 2 (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1(1) | 1 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 379 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 141 | 105 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 1 | .. | 2 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 49 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 333 | 46 | 2(1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 (1) | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 23 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 42 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 8 | 34 | 144(114) | 28 (26) | 12 (12) | 1(1) | 1 (1) | .. | 4(3) | 2(1) | 3 (1) | 13(8) | 8(4) | 29 (24) | 43 (33) | .. |
Malaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Encephalitis lethargica | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 5(2) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 (1) | .. | 1 | 1 (1) | .. | .. |
Posterior basic meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anterior poliomyelitis | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ] | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis : Male | 152 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 3 | .. | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 103 | 49 | 83 (54) | 1 (1) | l (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2(1) | 8 (2) | 30 (20 | 13 (8) | 22 (17) | 6 (4) | .. |
Female | 129 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 51 | 17 | 12 | 4 | .. | 13 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 96 | 33 | 72 (44) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1(1) | 11 (7 | 38 (22 | 9 (5) | 8 (6) | 4 (3) | .. |
Total | 281 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 4S | 105 | 54 | 34 | 7 | .. | 25 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 199 | 82 | 155 (98) | 1(1) | 1 (1) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3(2) | 19 (9) | 68 (42 | 22 (13) | 30 (23) | 10 (7) | .. |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Male | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .. | 35 | 37 | 17 (6) | 2(2) | 2 (1) | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2(1) | (2) | .. | 2 | .. | |
Female | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | 33 | 29 | 18 (9) | 2(2) | 5 (4) | .. | .. | .. | 3(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2(1) | 1(1) | .. |
Total | 134 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | .. | 68 | 66 | 35 (15) | 4(4 | 7 (5) | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 (1) | 3 | 5(1) | 6 (2) | .. | 4(1 | 1 (1) | .. |
Totals | 1123 | 36 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 33 | 284 | 204 | 108 | 188 | 88 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 73 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 81 | 117 | 135 | 42 | 82 | 119 | 65 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 837 | 286 | 368 (236) | 33 (31) | 20 (18) | 4(1) | 3(1) | 5 (1) | 17 (5) | 14 |6) | 29 (12) | 91 (53 | 32 (17) | 65 (50) | 55 (41) | .. |
In the above Table, Deaths of Non- Residents occuring at the Infirmary, Mayday Road Hospital, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital, etc., are excluded