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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates and actual number of infant deaths for Erith at five yearly intervals 1920.1945 and for the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951.
| Year | Erith | England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Inf. Deaths | Infant Mortality Rate | ||
| 1920 | 50 | 60.5 | 83 |
| 1925 | 34 | 56.48 | 75 |
| 1930 | 32 | 65.6 | 60 |
| 1935 | 21 | 40 00 | 39 |
| 1940 | 24 | 37.17 | 55 |
| 1945 | 29 | 39.61 | 46 |
| 1946 | 31 | 32.3 | 43 |
| 1947 | 34 | 33.7 | 41 |
| 1948 | 20 | 22.8 | 34 |
| 1949 | 19 | 23.9 | 32 |
| 1950 | 14 | 20.0 | 29.8 |
| 1951 | 24 | 34.8 | 29.6 |
SECTION B.—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
B (1) Notifications.
| Disease | Total No. of cases notified | Cases admitted to infectious disease hospital | Total No. of Deaths among notified cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 22 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 173 | 2 | - |
| Measles | 1,007 | 6 | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 40 | 14 | 1 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | ||
| Infective | 1 | 1 | - |
| Post Infectious | 2 | 2 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal | |||
| infection | 2 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyiexia | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia | |||
| Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gastro Enteritis | 2 | 2 | — |
| Total | 1,285 | 57 | 2 |
One case notified as Scarlet Fever was rediagnosed on
admission to hospital as Glandular Fever.
One case admitted to hospital as queried Poliomyelitis
proved not to be so.
One case notified as Poliomyelitis was subsequently
rediagnosed on admission to hospital, as Synovitis of the
right knee.