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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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| 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. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Beddington | Wallington. | ||||||||
| North. | Central. | Scuth. | North. | Central. | South. | ||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | ___ |
| Diphtheria | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | *7 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | __ | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 10 | |
The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections: —