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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Measles | 100 | 321 | 315 | 135 | 54 | 34 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 976 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 33 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 68 |
| Typhoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 106 |
| Totals | 134 | 341 | 345 | 146 | 85 | 80 | 47 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1257 |