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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 1951
[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:—
| DISEASE | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 87 | 412 | 403 | 105 | 68 | 22 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1,108 |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 47 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 245 |
| Chickenpox | 11 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 158 |
| Mumps | 9 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
| Rubella | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 46 |
| Food poisoning | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Amœbic) | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 45 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 84 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis: (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 3 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 161 | 519 | 510 | 172 | 136 | 79 | 92 | 44 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 44 | 1,842 |