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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1940.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | _ | _ | 8 |
| Typhoid fever | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | — | 1 | 3 1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | ||
| Scarlet fever | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 93 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | —- | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Dysentery | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 82 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 1 | ||
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | 1 |
| Measles | — | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 141 |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 31 |
| Totals | 26 | 21 | 14 | 45 | . 49 | 23 | 79 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 390 |