Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
Measles | 291 | 279 | 329 | 292 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 623 | 580 | 1203 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 16 | 36 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 23 |
Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Encephalitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Para Typhoid B | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |