Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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C. 2. b. AGS DISTRIBUTION.
This second table shows, in detail, the age distribution of the notified infectious diseases mentioned:-
Disease. | Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
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under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | Over 65 | Total. | |
Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 8 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 101 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 44 |
Enteritis & Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Infan: Paralysis | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cerebro Spinal Men: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Gastro Enteritis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
Dysentery | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 |
Measles | 10 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 37 | 67 | 53 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 239 |
TOTALS | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 85 | 112 | 25 | - | 18 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 472 |