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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | - | 15 | 98 |
| Erysipelas | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 11 |
| Measles | 21 | 65 | 203 | 227 | 125 | 296 | 81 | 114 | 3 | 48 | 40 | 51 | 1,274 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 32 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 20 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 66 |
| Totals ... | 27 | 106 | 232 | 254 | 130 | 307 | 97 | 138 | 18 | 53 | 65 | 86 | 1,513 |