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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
Erith 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE II
Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1903 and previous years.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year • | Births Eegistered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 14,206 | 460 | 179 | 42 |
| 1894 | 14,511 | 473 | 51 | |
| 1895 | 506 | 197 | 64 | |
| 1896 | 16,500 | 531 | 77 | |
| 1897 | 17,000 | 554 | 70 | |
| 1898 | 19,824 | 673 | 369 | 135 |
| 1899 | 20,887 | 782 | 320 | 110 |
| 1900 | 24,166 | 851 | 339 | |
| 1901 | 25,296 | 992 | 348 | 141 |
| 1902 | 25,296 | 943 | 326 | 98 |
| Averages of Years 1893 to1902. | 19,368.6 | 676.5 | 265.5 | 90.8 |
| 1903 | 26,895 | 1,047 | 98 |
TABLE III.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1903.
| . Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in whole District. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages. Years. | |||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diphtheria | 38 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 20 | |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 53 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 33 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Chicken-pox | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 140 | 4 | 45 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 60 | |