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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
Beddington and Wallington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1943. (Excluding Tuberculosis.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 125 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| Measles | 40 | 88 | 144 | 57 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 374 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 18 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 54 | 101 | 159 | 77 | 26 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 570 |