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Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17
MONTHLY INCIDENCE QF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1954 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 57 |
| Erysipelas | _ | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 4 |
| Measles | 114 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 15 | 171 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 150 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 73 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Infective | — | - | - | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 74 |
| Food Poisoning | — | - | - | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 51 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonfiry | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |