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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE XVII
THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1963
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | - | 6 | 30 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 14 |
| Measles | 275 | 244 | 165 | 60 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 859 |
| Whooping cough | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 11 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | 21 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Paratyphoid B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Food poisoning | — | — | — | —- | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 285 | 249 | 175 | 67 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 939 |