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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 1958
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 121 | 146 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 64 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 108 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 7 | 35 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Poliomyelitis : | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Para Typhoid'B' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 24 | 22 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 136 | 374 |