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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | Beddington. | Wallington. | |||||||||
| North. | West | Central. | South. | North. | Central. | South. | ||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 44 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 39 | — |
| Measles | 116 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 10 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1l | 1 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 * * |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9* |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 190 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 45 | 10 |
* includes all forms.
** Refers to case in which disease occurred previous to 1949.