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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
Beckenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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are still in force, and through these channels or from the School
Clinic we received information of 74 cases—37 males and 37 females—
during the year.
Three deaths, 2 males aged 5 years and 1 year, respectively, and
1 female, aged 3 years, occurred.
By an arrangement with the Joint Hospital Board severe cases
of Measles, where the home conditions are unsatisfactory, can be
removed to the Isolation Hospital for treatment provided the
Medical Officer of Health certifies that this course is necessary. No
case was removed to hospital in 1920.
All cases were visited by a Nurse from the Health Department
and suitable advice as to management and treatment was given.
The following statement gives the ages in age periods of those attacked:—
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 30-40 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 1 |
The distribution of these cases in months is as follows: —
January, 7; February, 40; March, 14; April, 1; June. 4; July, 3;
August, 1 ; September, 2; October, 1; November, 1.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
There were 165 cases of Whooping-Cough brought to our notice
during the year, 77 males, and 88 females, and four deaths occurred.
All the fatal cases were females, at the following ages: 2 at 8
months, 1 at 2 years, and 1 at 7 years.
The ages of those attacked were as follows: —
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 90 | 5 |