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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1958.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | _ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 49 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 22 |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 103 |
| Whooping cough | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 41 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Dysentery | — | — | _ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 22 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 259 |