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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

Mitcham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

Small Pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaTyphoid FeverErysipelasPneumoniaPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumDysenteryCerebro-spinal MeningitisPoliomyelitisMeaslesWhooping ConghFood PoisoningEncephalitis LethargicaUndulant FeverMalariaTotals
January...131...18..................11............34
February...15......13......15.........24............58
March...152...1321322...531............94
April...6......35...28......319.........147
May...62...11......4......932............55
June...9......23...............1638............68
July...2.........31151...11............15
August...31...12...............12............10
September...6......121...1......14............16
October...3.........21...1......42............12
November...81...11...............501............63
December...113...14......1......221............43
Totals...9710133754673112166.........1515