Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1963
Disease | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Acute Encephalitis -Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ |
Post-infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Measles | 77 | 142 | 89 | 149 | 62 | 71 | 89 | 41 | 6 | 1 | — | 20 | 747 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia -Acute Primary | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Influenzal | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Acute Poliomyelitis -Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis -Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 20 |
Non-respiratory | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 67 |
Totals | 88 | 175 | 109 | 163 | 77 | 83 | 99 | 62 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 942 |