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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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| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| Measles | 58 | 69 | 53 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 240 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 89 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 45 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 77 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 90 | 134 | 75 | 53 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 448 |