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Croydon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Table: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1953.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1953.

Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in the whole District.Total cases notified in each Ward.Sex Distribution of Notified Cases. 1953.
At all Ages.At ages—years.Upper Norwood.Norbury.West Thornton.Bensham Manor.Thornton Heath.South Norwood.Woodside.East.Addiscombe.Whitehorse Manor.Broad Green.Central.Waddon.South.Addington.Shirley
Under 1 year.1—4.5—14.15—24.25—44.45—64.65 and up.
MF
Scarlet Fever41416932316311293248512834133392428713143219222192
Diphtheria——————————————————————————
Erysipelas19———1477——12——37——2—211—145
Meningococcal Infection——————————————————————————
Enteric & Paratyphoid2——1—1————2—————————————11
Small Pox——————————————————————————
Cholera——————————————————————————
Typhus——————————————————————————
Puerperal Pyrexia67———3433——1—38—3111—19———21——67
Ophthalmia Neonatorum33————————1—1——1————————21
Acute Poliomyelitis2638843——2443—1—21—2——1421610
Dysentery783303253418112661—2—12—1116213741
Malaria2———11———1———————————1——11
Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia45—44451711722—3114216356—22322
Food Poisoning651101114101273111675311—4546442144
Acute Encephalitis——————————————————————————
Measles45121182088225831105219116723026222339323227026125922289154362105414322692243
Whooping Cough67954276338—83—481912182064419742312012453511461307372
Totals5912 1832485 2975110814929289227361348291500294418316335286116224439121625229132999