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Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XXXIII.
MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1937.
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 129 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 9 | 51 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 89 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| T.B. Pulmonary | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 80 |
| T.B. Non-Pulmonary | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia and Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | - |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals - | 60 | 33 | 42 | 29 | | 22 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 373 |