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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1972
| Notifiable Diseases | Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 68 |
| Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 100 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Infective Jaundice | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 15 |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 33 | 22 | 86 | 40 | 63 | 32 | 53 | 22 | 15 | 59 | 34 | 39 | 498 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | 50 |
| Leptospirosis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tetanus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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