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
Mitcham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Small Pox.
Scarlet
Fever
Diphtheria
Ty phoid
Fever
Erysipelas
Pneumonia
Puerperal
Pyrexia
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum
Dysentery
Cerebro-spinal
Meningitis
Poliomyelitis
Measles
Whooping
Cough
Food
Poisoning
PolioEncephalitis
Paratyphoid
Malaria
Totals
The monthly incidence of infectious disease was: —
January
...
5
...
...
1
9
...
...
...
1
...
24
17
...
...
...
...
57
February.
...
8
1
...
...
10
...
1
...
...
...
83
19
...
...
...
...
122
March
...
5
1
...
1
6
1
1
...
...
...
99
15
...
...
...
...
129
April
...
6
...
...
1
2
...
...
...
1
...
57
10
...
...
...
...
77
May
...
4
1
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
120
21
...
...
...
...
150
June
...
5
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
81
20
...
...
...
...
107
July
...
3
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
2
44
19
...
...
...
...
70
August
...
6
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
7
16
24
...
...
1
...
55
September
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
24
...
...
1
...
35
October
...
5
...
...
2
2
4
...
...
...
2
...
14
...
...
...
...
29
November
...
7
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
22
...
...
...
...
33
December
...
7
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
11
...
...
...
...
24
Totals
...
62
4
...
9
37
9
2
1
2
11
533
216
...
...
2
...
888