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 1960
[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 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 71 | 23 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 150 |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 68 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | ] | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 22 | 25 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 84 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 347 |