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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| DISEASE | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 11 |
| German Measles | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 245 | 442 | 300 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1,094 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 136 |
| Whooping Cough | 36 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 63 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 308 |
| Totals | 318 | 503 | 362 | 128 | 59 | 81 | 94 | 41 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 1,676 |