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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 1955
[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 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Measles | 19 | 100 | 200 | 148 | 130 | 57 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 659 | |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 70 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 24 |
| Dysentery | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Poliomyelitis— | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Meningo coccal Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 118 | 233 | 163 | 152 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 809 |