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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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| Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | —- | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 |
| Measles | 4 | 4 | 47 | 76 | 61 | 114 | 161 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 493 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 118 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever "B" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 34 | 66 | 103 | 77 | 136 | 179 | 45 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 700 |