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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1951. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 100 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 33 | 121 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 |
| Measles | 141 | 159 | 434 | 153 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 960 |
| Whooping Cough | 142 | 109 | 83 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 464 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | I | — | — | _ | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 54 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 56 |
| Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 |