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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
Croydon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1951
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 41 | 34 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 52 | 46 | 435 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Meningococcal Infection | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 7 | ... | 9 | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis Dysentery | 1 36 | ...19 | ...3 | 1 4 | ... 6 | ... ... | 3 ... | 1 5 | 2 1 | ...3 | ... ... | 1 2 | 9 79 |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ac. Pri. & Ac. Inf. Pneumonia | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 62 |
| Food Poisoning | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| Acute Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 555 | 1236 | 1412 | 655 | 450 | 110 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4490 |
| ;Whooping Cough | 145 | 93 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 699 |
| Total | 5868 | ||||||||||||