London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Beckenham 1949

[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.

Disease.Beck-enhamWest Wick-hamTotal0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 65Over 65Age UnknownAdmitted to HospitalDeaths
Whooping Cough51328354727--211-1-
Chickenpox1018282224-------
Mumps63971-11
Poliomyelitis39121613-111
Scarlet Fever362763745812---32-_
Measles39513052572192879-21--3-
Pneumonia2763333119106-42
Erysipelas11314-196423
Paratyphoid B.21312---2
Puerperal Pyrexia101116312
Dysentery33-12-2
Malaria (Relapse)1-1-----1---1

The figures given in the column headed "Deaths" relate only to deaths arising from
cases of Infectious Disease notified to the Medical Officer of Health.