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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957. Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 15 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 81 |
| Encephalitis — Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis — Post Infectious | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Measles | 21 | 44 | 184 | 300 | 306 | 351 | 199 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 1,448 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | 45 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Whooping Cough | 34 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 279 |
| Totals | 92 | 102 | 266 | 367 | 347 | 405 | 237 | 65 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1,954 |