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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
Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XXXIII.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OP INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1938.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June . | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 161 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 42 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| T.B. Pulmonary | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 80 |
| T.B. Non-Pulmonary | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 10 |
| Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | _ | – |
| Totals | 38 | 30 | 48 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 373 |