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Merton and Morden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XXXII.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1939.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 98 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | |||
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 52 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| T.B. Pulmonary | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 77 |
| T.B. Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals | 42 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 41 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 340 |