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Beddington and Wallington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1949 (excluding Tuberculosis).
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 44 |
| Measles | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 116 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | —- | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Totals | 9 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 190 |