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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES ,1964 Seasonal Incidence
| Disease | Jan. | Feb . | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 31 | 74 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 85 | 85 | 427 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | 61 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | l2 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 19 | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | l | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Erysipelas | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS: | 40 | 89 | 78 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 96 | 99 | 572 |