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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1958.
Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 |
| Measles | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 59 | 8 | — | 3 | 12 | 145 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 39 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 89 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 69 |
| Totals | 11 | 23 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 54 | 82 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 387 |