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Beckenham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE

The following table gives the number of cases notified during the year, the number removed to Hospital and the number of deaths. Cases of Tuberculosis are shown in a separate table.

DiseaseTotalBeck-enhamWest Wick-hamMaleFemale0 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 65Over 65Removed to HospitalDeaths
Diphtheria52314---2-11--1--51
Scarlet Fever413110202134315753117-
Typhoid Fever111-----------111
Puerperal Pyrexia343434128511
Pneumonia2824412161213124954
Erysipelas96345--------11431
Encephalitis Lethargica1111
Poliomyelitis111-----------111
Dysentery (Amoebic)11111
,, (Sonne)129357124321
Gastro-enteritis (Under 2 years of age)11--1-1------1-
Measles2221982411710531719Ib1812615444-
Food Poisoning1111-
German Measles444121-
Whooping Cough212011382231112--------
Chicken Pox26261313-----18431-
Mumps994581-