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 Twickenham]
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Table 28,
DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES | TOTAL | |||||||||||
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | October | Nov. | Dec. | ||
Dysentery | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 44 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 13 |
Food Poisoning | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 75 |
Measles | 59 | 166 | 177 | 178 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 703 |
Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
Opthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Pneumonia | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 101 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 16 |
Scarlet Fever | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 135 |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 102 |
Totals | 124 | 222 | 224 | 216 | 83 | 51 | 49 | 72 | 36 | 28 | 41 | 72 | 1,218 |