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 Beddington and Wallington]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Disease. | Number Notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 21 | 18 | - |
Diphtheria | 6 | 6 | — |
Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 7 | — | *13 |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 75 | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 5 | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | — |
Totals | 126 | 35 | 17 |
*Includes deaths from all forms of Pneumonia.
†Includes deaths of residents in homes and institutions
outside the Borough.
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