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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
Wembley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX B.
Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | January | February. | March | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 62 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Measles | 138 | 197 | 220 | 236 | 133 | 141 | 135 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1269 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 37 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Encephalitis:— | |||||||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Postinfectious | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Food poisoning | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
| Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia. | Death certificates in which respiratory infection mentioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 33 | 133 |
| 1960-61 | 38 | 175 |
| 1961-62 | 35 | 139 |
| 1962-63 | 26 | 218 |
| 1963-64 | 21 | 168 |