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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1960 (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 | 2 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | 10 to 15 years | 15 to 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 and over | Beddington | Wallington | |||||||||
| North | West | Central | South | North | Central | South | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 61 | — | — | 12 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 17 | — |
| Measles | 149 | 3 | 13 | 53 | 78 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26* |
| Dysentery | 28 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 275 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 134 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 94 | 15 | 17 | 25 | |
The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections:
*ncludes all forms