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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 monthly incidence of Infectious Disease, 1938.
(Excluding Tuberculosis.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 91 |