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
Coulsdon and Purley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE XVI11
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1961
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | A pril | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | J otal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | |||
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 43 |
| Pneumonia | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Measles | 67 | 83 | 123 | 170 | 88 | 191 | 109 | 43 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 884 |
| Whooping cough | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid B | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Food poisoning | — | — | - | - | — | —1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | 97 | 136 | 178 | 99 | 201 | 127 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 1,021 |