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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1957.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | A pril | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | |
| Pneumonia | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 26 | |
| Measles | 103 | 402 | 421 | 212 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1184 |
| Whooping cough | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 28 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | 1 |
| Food poisoning | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 118 | 424 | 452 | 231 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1339 |