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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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35
Out of Borough Cases.

Table: Table XIII.

Table XIII.

Disease.Males.Females.Totals.Deaths.
Scarlet Fever5572127—
Diphtheria1319323
Erysipelas————
Typhoid Fever————
Dysentery1—1—

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Croydon Borough Hospital Laboratory Report.

Table: TableXIV.DIPHTHERIA.

TableXIV.DIPHTHERIA.

NOSE AND THROAT SWABS EXAMINED.
New Cases Positive on Admission.Convalescent Cases.Negatives.Total.
2645396,5017,304
FAECES EXAMINED FOR ENTERIC AND DYSENTERY GROUPS.
Faeces Positive forB. Typhosus.Faeces Positive forB. Typhosus Para. B.Negatives.Total.
73114124
URINES EXAMINED FOR ENTERIC GROUP.
Urines Positive forB. Typhosus.Urines Positive forB. Typhosus Para. B.Negatives.Total.
616673
WIDALS (Dreyer's Agglutination Test).
Positives MB. Typhosus.Positives B. Typhosus Para. B.Negatives.Total.
3137