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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 1956
[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 | ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Measles | 40 | 44 | 99 | 102 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 140 | 146 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 |
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 58 | 47 | 72 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 101 | 134 |
| Dysentery | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | – | – | – | 45 | – | 45 |
| Pneumonia | – | – | – | – | 9 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Non-Paralytic | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | I | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Malaria | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |