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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and
the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various
infections:
30.
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1964 (excluding Tuberculosis)
| Disease | Total Number of Oases | Number of Gases Notified At Ages - Years | Number of Cases Notifi^d^in each | Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths (including deaths of residents outside the Borough) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5-10 years | 10 - 15 years | 15 - 25 years | 25 - ^5 years | 45 - 65 years | 65 yrs & over | Bedding-ton | Walling-ton | |||||||||
| North | West | Central | South | North | Central | South | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| Measles | 116 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 5 | 6J | 16 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 19* |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Pood Poisoning | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 153 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | a | 19 | 29 | 4 | 19* | ||
* Includes all forms