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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Disease | Age Groups | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 & over | Age not known | Totals | |||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
Acute Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
Measles | 8 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 117 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 483 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Totals | 9 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 123 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 517 |