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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1950. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July- | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 135 |
| Dysentry | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 136 | 133 | 95 | 52 | 56 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 114 | 185 | 841 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 25 | 80 | 139 | 383 |
| Encephalitis Post Infectious | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — . | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 86 |
| Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary ... | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Paratyphoid "B" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |