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 Beddington and Wallington]
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The monthly incidence of Infectious Disease, 1938.
(Excluding Tuberculosis.)
Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 |
Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Totals | 11 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 91 |