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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1947 (excluding Tuberculosis).
| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 63 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Measles | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 92 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 112 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 8 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 27 | 37 | 17 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 300 |