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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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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 1951 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| Disease | Total Number of Cases | Number of Cases Notified At Ages—Years | Number of Cases Notified in each Ward | Cases removed to Hospital | Deaths (including deaths of residents outside the Borough) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | 10 to 15 years | 15 to 20 years | 20 to 35 years | 35 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 and over | Beddington | Wallington | |||||||||
| North | West | Central | South | North | Central | South | ||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | — |
| Measles | 240 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 101 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 34 | 24 | 21 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 89 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 13 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 77 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 111 |
| Dysentery | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 448 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 160 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 72 | 102 | 46 | 72 | 31 | 13 |
* Includes all forms
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