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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 24 —MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1937.
(Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital)
| DISEASE | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 275 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 47 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 19 | 53 |
| Enteric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Polio-Myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 85 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia.. | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Erysipelas | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | I | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 72 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | I | 26 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia and Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 |