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 1957
[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 | 74 | 218 | 466 | 536 | 290 | 150 | 82 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1874 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 75 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 228 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 17 |
| Dysentery | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 19 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 72 |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 126 | 253 | 493 | 568 | 331 | 194 | 168 | 69 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 2284 |