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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1959 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 73 |
| Measles | 18 | 33 | 149 | 221 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 491 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 21 | 45 | 160 | 229 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 589 |