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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks, | 4 wks. & under 3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Diphtheria & Croup | ||||||||||
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||||
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Congenital Malforma- tion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Marasmus, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Congenital Syphilis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
The chief causes of death during the year were:—
Heart Diseases 42
Cancer 38
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 32
Pneumonia 26
Bronchitis 23
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 19
Table showing ages at which deaths have occurred:
| Year. | Under 1 year | 1—2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years, | 25-45 years. | 45—65 years. | 65 yrs. & over. | Total all ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 80 | 86 | 306 |
| 1921 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 80 | 100 | 337 |
(III) Notifiable Diseases.
There were 369 cases of infectious disease notified
in the District during 1921, viz. :—Scarlet Fever 194,
Diphtheria 73, Enteric Fever 2, Erysipelas 14, Pneumonia
24, Encephalitis Lethargica 4, Ophthalmia neonatorum
1, Puerperal Fever 1, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 45,
other forms of Tuberculosis 11.