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Beddington and Wallington 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIONS AND OTHER DISEASES

The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough in 1960, the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis:

DiseaseNumber NotifiedRemoved to Hospital† Deaths
Scarlet Fever61
Measles149
Whooping Cough24
Pneumonia6261
Dysentery28
Erysipelas6
Typhoid Fever1
Totals27526

* Includes deaths from all forms of pneumonia.
† Includes deaths of residents in homes and institutions outside
the Borough.
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