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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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| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Measles | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 11 | — | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Infective Hepatitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 162 | 211 | 10 | 6 | 680 |