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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table XLVI.Out of Borough Cases.

Table XLVI.

Out of Borough Cases.

Disease.Males.Females.Total.Deaths.
Scarlet Fever181836—
Diphtheria5492
Enteric Fever1–1—

Table: Laboratory Report, 1931.Table XLVI I. DIPHTHERIA.Ward Swabs examined (including Nose and Throat).

Laboratory Report, 1931.

Table XLVI I. DIPHTHERIA.

Ward Swabs examined (including Nose and Throat).

—Positives on Admission.Positives during Convalescence.Total.
4,120661,594,345
ENTERIC (Widals).
Negatives.Positives.Total.
9110
Positive was case of Para-Typhoid B. FAECES (Enteric).
Negatives.Positives.Total.
13—13
FAECES (Dysentry Group).
Negatives.Positives.Total.
__66
All positives were obtained from one case (2 during acute stage, 4 during convalescence).CEREBRO-SPINAL FLUIDS FOR MENINGOCOCCUS.
Negatives.Positives.Total.
—55
Also Fluid from Knee Joint. Meningococcus seen in smear.