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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 Fever4131102021——34315753—1—17-
Typhoid Fever11—1-----------1—11
Puerperal Pyrexia3434——34———————1285——11—
Pneumonia2824412161—21—3—124954—
Erysipelas96345--------11431—
Encephalitis Lethargica11—1————————————1——
Poliomyelitis11—1-----------1—11
Dysentery (Amoebic)11—1———————————1—1—
,, (Sonne)129357—————1—2—4321—
Gastro-enteritis (Under 2 years of age)11--1-1————------1-
Measles2221982411710531719Ib181261544———4-
Food Poisoning11—1——————————1———-
German Measles44——4———1—21——————-
Whooping Cough212011382231112--------
Chicken Pox2626—1313-----18431————-
Mumps99—45——————8————1—-