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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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Table: Number of Cases Notified.

Number of Cases Notified.

Disease.Under 1 year1—5 years5—15 years15—25 years25—45 years45—65 years65 yrs, & overTotal at all agesCases admitted to Hospital.Total number of Deaths
Scarlet Fever23512222131941814
Diphtheria19419473674
Enteric Fever11221
Puerperal Fever112
Pneumonia3338522425
Erysipelas11264142
Encephalitis Lethargica2241
* Pulmonary TuberculosisM.858211314
F.3884124717
Total31613121452031
*Other forms of TuberculosisM.11247
F3317
Total14231117

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* The total number of notifications of all forms of Tuberculosis
was 103, but many of these were duplicates, and the total number
of fresh cases notified was 45 pulmonary tuberculosis and 11 other
forms as shown in the table. Twenty of these 103 notifications
were on Form C and 19 on Form D.

Table: Table showing ages at death from the notifiable diseases:—

Table showing ages at death from the notifiable diseases:—

Disease.Under 1 year old1 -5 years5—15 years15—25 years25—45 yearsJ 45—65 years65 yrs. & overTotal
Scarlet Fever11114
Diphtheria2114
Enteric Fever11
Puerperal Fever22
Pneumonia34138625
Erysipelas112
Encephalitis Lethargica11
Pulmonary TuberculosisM.65314
F.2535217
Other forms of TuberculosisM.14117
F.