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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
Orpington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The monthly incidence of Infectious Disease was:—
| Disease | Jan. | Feb, | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 73 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 53 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 2. | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 27 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Malaria | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 69 |
| Totals | 18 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 260 |