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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2).
| DISEASE | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 11 |
| Measles | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 127 |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 16 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 74 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 5 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 6 | - | 1 | 19 | 83 |
| Totals | 14 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 146 | 389 |