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

Mitcham 1949

[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 F everDiphtheriaTyphoid FeverErysipelasPneumoniaPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumDysenteryCerebrospinal MeningitisPoliomyelitisMeaslesWhooping CoughFood PoisoningPolio-EncephalitisParatyphoidMalariaTotals
January...5......13...2.........3032............73
February...71...221............4732............92
March...11......261............7824............123
April...6.........4...1.........8145............137
May...10......12...1.........28221.........65
June...19...............2.........2213............56
July...7......1.........2......2123............54
August...3........................19174.........34
September...2...............1......1...3............7
October...2......1......13...17...............15
November...6......2.........2...11311.........26
December...11......22............218...............35
Totals...891...1219287...635421261......717