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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1960.
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 67 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 81 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 28 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |