Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (1).
DISEASE | 0-4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Age unknown | TOTAL | ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Dysentery (Bacillary) | 5 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
Encephalitis | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Erysipelas | - | 1 | 7 | - | 8 | 3 |
Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | 5 | _ | 11 | 2 |
Measles | 56 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 127 | - |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 13 | - | 16 | 3 |
Paratyphoid 'B' | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 3 | 3 |
Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Non-ParaJytic | - | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 14 | - | 14 | 14 |
Scarlet Fever | 15 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 18 |
Whooping Cough | 52 | 29 | 2 | - | 83 | - |