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Erith 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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D.—General Review of the Facts disclosed b Medical Inspection.

Previous Medical History.

ENTRANTS.	Boys	Per cent.	Girls	Per cent.	Total	Per cent.
Number examined	372		378		750
Measles	175	47.	210	55.5	385	51.2
Whooping Cough	110	29.5	141	37.1	251	34.3
Chicken-pox	69	18.5	91	24.1	160	21.3
Scarlet Fever	11	2.9	16	4.2	27	3.5
Diphtheria	5	1.3	8	2.1	13	1.7
Other Diseases	23	6.1	17	4.5	40	5.3
8 YEARS OLD.
Number examined	284		280		564
Measles	201	70.8	214	76.4	415	73.6
Whooping Cough	144	50.7	144	51.4	288	26.0
Chicken-pox	99	34.8	83	26.0	182	30.4
Scarlet Fever	18	6.3	19	6.7	37	6.5
Diphtheria	6	2.1	6	2.1	12	2.1
Other Diseases	17	6.0	25	8.9	42	7.5
11 YEARS OLD.
Number examined	247		233		480
Measles	199	80.5	210	90.1	409	85.3
Whooping Cough	130	52.6	150	68.6	280	60.6
Chicken-pox	98	39.0	107	45.9	205	42.5
Scarlet Fever	26	10.5	27	11.5	53	11.0
Diphtheria	6	2.4	11	4.7	17	3.5
Other Diseases	41	16.6	49	21.0	90	18.8
LEAVERS.
Number exnmined	277		288		565
Measles	225	81.2	245	85.0	470	83.1
Whooping Cough	132	47.6	170	59.0	302	53.3
Chicken-pox	100	36.1	110	38.2	210	37.1
Scarlet Fever	37	13.3	40	13.9	77	13.6
Diphtheria	19	6.8	17	5.9	36	6.3
Other Diseases	45	16.2	34	11.8	79	14.0
GRAND TOTAL.
Number examined	1180		1179		2359
Measles	800	67.7	879	71.1	1679	69.4
Whooping Cough	516	43.7	605	51.3	1121	47.5
Chicken-pox	366	31.1	391	33.1	757	32.1
Scarlet Fever	92	7.7	102	8.6	194	8.2
Diphtheria	36	3.6	42	3.7	78	3.6
Other Diseases	126	16.6	125	16.6	251	16.6