London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1953
[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:
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| j Under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | I 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 | Walling-ton | |||||||||
| North | West | Central | South | North | Central | South | ||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 20 | - |
| Measles | 454 | 7 | 32 | 43 | 52 | 41 | 259 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 67 | 48 | 80 | 52 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 9 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 159 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 82 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 64 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 2 | - | ||
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | |
| Pneumonia | 21 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14* |
| Dysentery | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis Totals | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| 680 | 17 | 43 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 369 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 144 | 69 | 109 | 76 | 148 | 77 | 57 | 42 | 14 | |
*Includes all forms
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