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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Notified Disease. | Incidence Rate per 1,000 population | Housing Conditions. | Case occurring in Institutions in the Borough. | Total cases notified. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 rooms | 4-5rooms | Over 5 rooms. | |||||
| 1939 | 1938 | ||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 0.81 | 1.19 | 10 | 126 | 32 | 30 | 198 |
| Erysipelas | 0.20 | 0.24 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 48 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.03 | 2.15 | 3 | 183 | 36 | 23 | 250 |
| Enteric Fever (inc. Paratyphoid.) | 0.02 | 0.02 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 0.16 | 0.8 | .. | 6 | 3 | 30 | 39 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 0.01 | 0.029 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 0.06 | 0.082 | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | 15 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.01 | 0.012 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Primary or Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. | 0.25 | 0.168 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Dysentery | 0.02 | 0.025 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Polio-encephalitis | 0.01 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
The 1931 Census showed that houses of 1-3 rooms formed 4.7% of
the total number of houses in Creyton: those of 4-5 rooms 51.4% and those
with over 5 rooms 43.9%.
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