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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The ensuing comparative tables give some further details:—
| Year | New Cases | Completed Treatment | Failed to attend for completion of Course | Re-inforcing Injections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1661 | 1264 | — | _ |
| 1937 | 1286 | 1222 | — | — |
| 1938 | 1541 | 1152 | — | — |
| 1939 | 1020 | 1201 | — | — |
| 1940 | 428 | 419 | — | — |
| 1941 | 6639 | 5833 | — | — |
| 1942 | 6133 | 5511 | — | — |
| 1943 | 5200 | 4854 | — | — |
| 1944 | 2482 | 1851 | — | — |
| 1945 | 3174 | 2707 | — | — |
| 1946 | 3935 | 3934 | 386 | 32 |
| 1947 | 3638 | 3516 | 266 | 641 |
| 1948 | 3799 | 3704 | 95 | 1667 |
| 1949 | 4299 | 4216 | 83 | 2898 |
| Year. | School | M.C.W. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | |
| 1936 | 1620 | 74.8 | 547 | 25.2 |
| 1937 | 928 | 72.2 | 358 | 27.8 |
| 1938 | 1179 | 76.5 | 362 | 23.5 |
| 1939 | 704 | 69.0 | 316 | 31.0 |
| 1940 | 216 | 50.0 | 212 | 50.0 |
| 1941 | 4477 | 67.4 | 2162 | 32.6 |
| 1942 | 2660 | 48.3 | 2851 | 51.7 |
| 1943 | 2818 | 48.1 | 3036 | 51.9 |
| 1944 | 531 | 28.7 | 1320 | 71.3 |
| 1945 | 281 | 9.4 | 2698 | 90.6 |
| 1946 | 789 | 20.0 | 3146 | 80.0 |
| 1947 | 588 | 16.2 | 3050 | 83.8 |
| 1948 | 334 | 8.8 | 3465 | 91.2 |
| 1949 | 548 | 12.7 | 3751 | 87.3 |
IMMUNISATION AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH.
A total of 3,148 children were immunised against whooping
cough, comprising 2,950 under school age and 192 school
children.
A total of 2,176 persons were vaccinated against Small-pox.
| Under 1 year of age | 1—4 | 5—14 | 15 or over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successful Vaccinations | 1493 | 77 | 71 | 86 | 1727 |
| „ Re-vaccinations | — | 5 | 45 | 366 | 416 |
| Insusceptible to Vaccination | 24 | — | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 2176 |