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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections: —
| Disease. | At all ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Beddington. | Wallington. | ||||||||
| 10 and under | North. | Central. | Scuth. | North. | Central. | South. | |||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 19 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | — | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pneumonia | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 91 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
*Includes all forms.
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