London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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There is a continued decrease in cases of Tuberculosis, and excluding
last year's figure, the cases of nervous illness are similar to those of
previous years as shewn below.
There is a slight increase under illnesses of children. Certificates are forwarded less for chronic diseases and more for temporary or recurrent illness for which low medical points are awarded and for which greater discrimination in the award of medical certificates is necessary.
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Tuberculosis | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Chest Diseases | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Rheumatism and Arthritis | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Angina or Cardiac Weakness | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Coronary Thrombosis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anxiety State or Mental Illness | 15 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Children, Illness or Overcrowding | 3 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 11 |