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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE II.
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1949.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 13 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 138 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | I | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 14 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Measles | 45 | 231 | 144 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 600 |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 42 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 62 | 266 | 170 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 818 |