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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
Chislehurst 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1956. Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 30 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | — | 14 | 26 | 168 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 156 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 43 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 75 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 309 |
| Totals | 51 | 54 | 91 | 97 | 60 | 97 | 56 | 71 | 68 | 24 | 51 | 70 | 790 |