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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Analysis of the causes of death of this age group reveals the following figures : —
| Deaths from | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 6 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | — |
| Neo-Natal | 9 | 24 |
| Other causes | 13 | 3 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | 31 |
I have included a table showing the Infant Mortality at 5 year intervals for the past 25 years and for 1939.
| Erith | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 7091 | 130 |
| 1915 | 73.17 | 91 |
| 1920 | 61.5 | 83 |
| 1925 | 56.48 | 75 |
| 1930 | 61.05 | 66 |
| 1935 | 40.0 | 59 |
| 1939 | 44.28 | 50 |
A (7). Unemployment Figures and Comments.
With the courteous co-operation of the Manager of the
Erith Employment Exchange, it once again is possible to give
definite figures on the state of unemployment in the District,
as shown in the following table.
A perusal of this table shows
that an increase in unemployment has occurred in the
female groups but that it generally has decreased by 408.