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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The number of cases notified during 1950 are shown in the appended Table:—
| Disease | beckenham | west Wickham | total | beckenham | west wickham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years & over | 0—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years & over | ||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | 39 | 93 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 15 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — |
| Dysentery (Amoebic) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 12 | — | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | — | — |
| Food-poisoning | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | i | 1 | 8 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | i | - | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 182 | 11 | 193 | 97 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 190 | 20 | 210 | 86 | 100 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Chickenpox | 65 | 13 | 78 | 10 | 52 | 3 | — | 12 | 1 |
| Mumps | 99 | 18 | 117 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 16 | - |