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 1926.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospitals ok Sanatoria | Total Cases Treated at Home | Deaths in Whole District (Home-treated oa=es, shown separate'y in brackets, bat included in the total deaths) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At Ages—Years. | Upper Norwood. | Norbury. | West Thornton. | Ben sham Manor. | Thornton Heath. | 'South Norwood. | Woodside. | Eiast. | Ad-discomibe. | Whitehorse Manor. | Broad Green. | Central. | Waddon. | 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 | 45 | 65 and upward | Unrecorded Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera (C) Plague (P) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 321 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 150 | 70 | 15 | 19 | 2 | i | .. | 1 | 35 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 53 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 310 | 11 | 32 (5) | .. | 1 | 1 | 4(1) | 7(1) | 14(3) | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 78 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 40 | 5 (1) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 525 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 43 | 285 | 102 | 20 | 19 | 7 | .. | 1 | 22 | 34 | 23 | 50 | 70 | 33 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 54 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 47 | 439 | 86 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | .. | ||
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 7 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||
Puerperal Fever | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 18 | 4 | 11(3) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 (3) | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Pneumonia | 50 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 146 (93) | 28 (17) | 9 (7) | 3 (1) | 3 (3) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | . | .. | 10 (4) | 7 (4) | 35(26) | 46(28) | .. | |
Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1) | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Encephalitis lethargica | 1 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 4 (2) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Posterior basic meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1) | .. | 3 (1) | .. | .. | |
Anterior poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis : Male | 128 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | 44 | 27 | 37 | 4 | .. | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 8 | .. | 102 | 26 | 82 (42) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3(1) | 28 (14) | 23 (13) | 26 (13) | 2(1) | .. | |
Female | 116 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 2 | .. | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 28 | 89 (53) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9(5) | 39 (22) | 13 (8) | 20 (13) | 7(5) | .. |
Total | 244 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 97 | 50 | 54 | 6 | .. | 20 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 190 | 54 | 171 (95) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 12 (6) | 67 (36) | 36 (21) | 46 (26) | 9 (6) | .. | |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Male | 78 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .. | 13 | 65 | 18 (8) | 4(2) | 6(2) | 1 | .. | 1(1) | 1 | 2(2) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 (1) | .. |
Female | 62 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 19 (5) | 4 (2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | .. | |
Total | 140 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 111 | 37 (13) | 8(4) | 7(2) | 3 | 2(1) | 3(1) | 3(2) | 2 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 (1) | 2(1) | .. | |
Totals | 1421 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 82 | 500 | 202 | 83 | 183 | 90 | 104 | 30 | 9 | 87 | 66 | 111 | 90 | 155 | 110 | 80 | 69 | 71 | 146 | 117 | 71 | 76 | 67 | 105 | 1053 | 368 | 408 (212) | 37 (21) | 17 (9) | 7 (1) | 7(4) | 12 (3) | 20 (6) | 8 (2) | 14 (6) | 90 (45) | 51 (26) | 86 (54) | 59 (36) |
In the aoove I able, Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in the Borough are excluded