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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1956 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 3 to 4 years | 5 to 9 years | 10 to 14 years | 15 to 24 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 and over | Beddington | Walling-ton | |||||||||
| North | West | Central | South | North | Central | South | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 15 | 7 | 6 | 15 | — | |
| Measles | 81 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 2 | 1 | _ | - | _ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 11 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 25 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 13 | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8* |
| Dysentery | 19 | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Poliomyelitis— Paralytic | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 190 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 100 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 9 |
The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections:
*Includes all forms
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