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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 25.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF' INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 107 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 39 |
| Anterior Polio Myelitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 106 |
| Measles | 11 | 45 | 103 | 207 | 192 | 89 | 22 | 8 | 5 | - | — | — | 682 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 76 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |