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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1954
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | A pril | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 68 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | |
| Dysentery | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 12 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Whooping cough | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 131 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food poisoning | — | — | 2 | 2 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 74 |
| Totals | 12 | 13 | 36 | 26 | 107 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 321 |