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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.—THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 124 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | _ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Totals | 12 | 18 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 230 |