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 1961
[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 | 161 | 425 | 649 | 451 | 84 | 52 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1847 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 43 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 184 | 467 | 683 | 474 | 103 | 60 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 2069 |