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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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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1950 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 93 |
| Measles | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 114 | 315 | 209 | 687 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 213 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Herpes Ophthalmia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 23 | 12 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 129 | 342 | 237 | 1,021 |