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Beddington and Wallington 1961

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

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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES

The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough in 1961, the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis:

DiseaseNumber NotifiedRemoved to Hospital† Deaths
Scarlet Fever135-
Measles343--
Whooping Cough7--
Pneumonia22201
Dysentery5
Erysipelas1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1--
Totals372720*

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