Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Disease | Jan. | Feb. | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Measles | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 33 |
Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 227 |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 43 |
Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 50 |
Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Food Poisoning | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 36 |
Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 72 |
Totals | 37 | 22 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 46 | 22 | 29 | 53 | 517 |