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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 25. MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1939.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 187 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | —. | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 82 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | — | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentry | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 13 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Measles | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | __ | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 59 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 |