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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
Chislehurst 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953.
Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 143 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 499 | 206 | 146 | 118 | 74 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1097 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 125 | 138 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 448 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | I | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 17 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 13 | 83 |
| Typhoid & Para-typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 14 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 16 |
| Malaria | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 542 | 254 | 196 | 165 | 112 | 85 | 156 | 151 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 60 | 1859 |