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Merton and Morden 1963
[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 |