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Beddington and Wallington 1962

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

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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES

Table: The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough in 1962, the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis:

The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough in 1962, the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis:

DiseaseNumber NotifiedRemoved to Hospital†Deaths
Scarlet Fever154-
Measles23--
Whooping Cough16--
Pneumonia63111
Dysentery5--
Erysipelas2--
Puerperal Pyrexia2--
Quartan Malaria11
Totals70811*

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