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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1954 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | — | — | 6 | 28 |
| Measles | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 16 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 17 | 53 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | – | 1 | 7 | — | — | 14 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | – | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Totals | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 126 |