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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Table: Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1950 (excluding Tuberculosis)The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various infections:

Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1950 (excluding Tuberculosis)

The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various infections:

DiseaseTotal Number of CasesNumber of Cases Notified At Ages—YearsNumber of Cases Notified in each WardCases removed to HospitalDeaths (including deaths of residents outside the Borough)
Under 1 year1 to 2 years2 to 3 years3 to 4 years4 to 5 years5 to 10 years10 to 15 years15 to 20 years20 to 35 years35 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 and overBeddingtonWalling-ton
NorthWestCentralSouthNorthCentralSouth
Scarlet Fever93-2216854722---367912169463-
Measles6876356973993898233--166597712413858652-
Whooping Cough2131021761435997114--51737937317319--
Erysipelas Acute9-------111246---1-22-
Poliomyelitis2-----1--1---1--1---2-
Pneumonia14----121-13514123211-13*
Dysentery1----------1-------11-
Paratyphoid Fever1------1-----1------1-
Herpes Ophthalmia1-----------1----1----
Totals1021165897103143565196911862659011717718991927113
* Includes all forms