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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1963. Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 152 | 257 | 110 | 145 | 124 | 115 | 149 | 141 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 1283 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 160 | 275 | 119 | 158 | 131 | 126 | 155 | 141 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 41 | 1398 |