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 following table shows the history of infections from the date of the inception of the Urban District until Borough status was attained in the year under review:—
Disease. | 1915 (nine mths.) | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
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Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever | 39 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 59 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 59 | 78 | 94 | 53 | 65 | |
Diphtheria | 14 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 4 | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | - | — | 4 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Measles | — | 87 | 241 | 158 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | ||
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 |
Other Forms | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Totals | 85 | 162 | 288 | 252 | 197 | 149 | 148 | 99 | 118 | 65 | 78 | 76 | 154 | 176 | 144 | 136 | 142 | 143 | 147 | 157 | 161 | 102 | 105 |