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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The number of cases notified was 8,canpared with 13 in 1939. 5 cases occurred in the originnal Backenham area and 3 in west wickham.
| Disease | Notified | Age Groups | Non civilian cases incl. in total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck. | W. V. | Total. | Under | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 5/ 10 | 10/ 15 | 15/ 20 | 20/ 35 | 35/45 | 45/ 65 | Over 65 | ||
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | 13 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Cerebro-Spinal | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Pneumonia | 31 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Food. Poisoning | 7 | _ | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Measles | 159 | 12 | 171 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| German Measles | 47 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 29 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 330 | 39 | 369 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 193 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
The number and results of the examinations made at the Public Health Department Laboratory during 1940 was:-
| Disease suspected | Total 1940 | Results | Comparative Total - 1939 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Diphtheria | 135 | 3 | 132 | 274 |
| Tuberculosis | 94 | 10 | 84 | 151 |
| Other diseases | 20 | 3 | 17 | 21 |
| Totals | 249 | 16 | 233 | 456 |