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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE XVIII
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1959
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 132 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 |
| Measles | 134 | 78 | 71 | 139 | 154 | 264 | 71 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 930 |
| Whooping cough | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 32 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | 13 | 23 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 141 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 |
| 157 | 126 | 138 | 176 | 170 | 289 | 97 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 1,265 |