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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (3)
| DISEASE | L. Pk. and K.H. | C.C. | C.H. | WARDS* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.H. | E.P. | Shortlands | W.W. (North) | W.W. (South) | ||||
| Measles | 159 | 98 | 151 | 217 | 143 | 84 | 44 | 72 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 177 | 115 | 161 | 224 | 158 | 91 | 49 | 88 |
*L. Pk. and K.H.—Lawrie Park and Kent House. M.H.—Manor House. C.C.—Copers Cope.
C.H.—Qock House. E.P.—Eden Park. W.W. (North)—West Wickham North. W.W. (South)—West Wickham South.