London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 12 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 139 | |
| Whooping Cough | - | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 112 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 61 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoing | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | — | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 74 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal Infection | - — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 12 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 84 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 49 | 59 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 48 | 456 |