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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following table gives the particulars concerning the cases of Infectious Disease (other than
Tuberculosis) notified in the area during the year.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified | CASES NOTIFIED AT ALL AGES—YEARS. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 76 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 47 | — |
| Diptheria | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 40 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 40 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1122 | 22 | 85 | 102 | 1ll | 113 | 642 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 388 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 47 | 182 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Totals | 1583 | 50 | 119 | 148 | 176 | 173 | 864 | 46 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 45 |