London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Orpington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 33 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 227 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 43 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 50 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 36 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 72 |
| Totals | 37 | 22 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 46 | 22 | 29 | 53 | 517 |