London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chislehurst 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
This page requires JavaScript
| Disease | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 45 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Measles | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 63 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 63 | 64 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 231 |
| Totals | 20 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 42 | 84 | 80 | 53 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 391 |