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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The number of cases notified among the civilian population was 244 of thise 65 were in original Beckenham and 179 in wwest wickham.
| Disease | Notified | Age Groups | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undr 1 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 10/15 | 15/20 | 20/35 | 35/45 | 45/65 | Over 65 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 6 | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Cerebro-Spinal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 24 | 4 | - | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia, | 16 | - | - | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Enteric | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ophthalmia | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Measles | 65 | 179 | - | 244 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 182 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| German Leasles | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 96 | 37 | - | 133 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 243 | 237 | 4 | 484 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 286 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
bacteriological WORK
The number and results of the examinations made at the Public Health Department Laboratory during 1941 was:-
| Disease suspected | Total 1941 | Results | Comparative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total - 1940 | ||
| Diphtheria | 141 | 4 | 137 | 135 |
| Tuberculosis | 92 | 11 | 81 | 94 |
| Other diseases | 3 | - | 3 | 20 |
| Totals | 236 | 15 | 221 | 249 |