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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
Merton and Morden 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XIII.
| Disease | January | February | | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 146 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | - | — | - | 2 | 11 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | 1 |
| Primary Pneumonia | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | II | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 49 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| T.B. Pulmonary | 23 | 9 | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 68 |
| T.B. Non-Pulmonarv | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -_ | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | ' | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
| Poliomyelitis: — | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | _- | - | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Malaria | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Measles | 191 | 341 | 321 | 269 | 100 | 31 | 5 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1260 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 39 | 90 | 104 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 414 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | 16 |
| Totals | 266 | 394 | 373 | 326 | 163 | 183 | 158 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 2084 |