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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1947 (excluding Tuberculosis).
| Disease. | At all ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases notified in each Ward. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths, (including deaths of residents outside the Borough). | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beddington. | Wallington. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||||||||||
| North. | Central. | South. | North. | Central. | South. | ||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 63 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 51 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 14* |
| Measles | 92 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 112 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 8 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | - |
| Dysentery | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 300 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 39 | 114 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 74 | 17 | |
| The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various infections :— |
* Includes all forms.
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