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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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C(2)b. Age Distribution.
This second table shows, in detail, the
| Disease | Age Groups | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | over 65 | Totals | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | - | 35 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | - | 149 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| Puerperal P. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Oph. Neon. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomye'is Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Paratyphoid 'B' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 86 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 239 |