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 1941
[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 (including deaths of residents outside the Borough) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | South. | North. | Central. | South. | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 19 | - | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | ||
| 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | *12 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | - | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 189 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 91 | 14 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 51 | 53 | 30 | 14 | 24 | 17 | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 76 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1U | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — |
| 329 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 141 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 71 | 46 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 49 | 15 | |