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Carshalton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 125 |
| Dysentery | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 53 |
| Measles | 60 | 68 | 249 | 163 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 624 |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 44 | 57 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 336 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | - | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 54 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-pulmonary | 1 | — | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |