London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Age Distribution.
This second table shows, in detail, the age distribution of the notified infectious diseases mentioned above
| Disease | Age Groups | Totals | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | over 65 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 89 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | b | 2 | 29 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 17 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cerebral Spinal Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Measles | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | – | — | 44 |
| Para-Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Enteritis | —- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 99 |
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 55 | 52 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 15 | — | 7 | 297 |