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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VI.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959. Seasonal Incidence.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 21 | 118 | 281 | 603 | 288 | 187 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1570 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | 50 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 106 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 60 |
| Totals | 43 | 141 | 301 | 624 | 308 | 199 | 70 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 1848 |