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Carshalton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959.
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 144 |
| Measles | 96 | 172 | 281 | 196 | 71 | 77 | 53 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 973 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 88 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 26 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |