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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 1963
[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 | 52 | 205 | 245 | 140 | 109 | 111 | 56 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 968 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 26 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Dysentery | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 16 5 |
| Meningococcal Infection | _ | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | - | 2 | 18 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 57 | 224 | 250 | 147 | 116 | 122 | 69 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1063 |