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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959. Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 27 |
| Measles | 47 | 85 | 312 | 247 | 216 | 163 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,127 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 4 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 42 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 77 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 88 |
| Totals | 58 | 112 | 357 | 262 | 249 | 182 | 52 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 1,391 |