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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 22.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1946. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 89 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 186 |
| Measles | 1 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 109 | 146 | 117 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 496 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 67 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |