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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1944, (Excluding Tuberculosis.)
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | _ | 2 | - | 2 | 13 |
| Measles | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 3 | - | 28 | 38 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | - | 47 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 7 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | 11 | 9 | 38 | 145 |