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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
Beckenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2).
The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year:—
| DISEASE | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 5 | 19 | 21 | 58 | 115 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 286 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 235 |
| Dysentery | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | 2 | 45 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Non-Paralytic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | – | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 10 |
| Malaria | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 160 | 96 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 662 |