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 | 216 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 136 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 125 | — |
| Diptheria | 21 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 11 | — |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Dysentery | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 532 | 11 | 33 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 283 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 147 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 51 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — |
| Totals | 1037 | 37 | 54 | 87 | 102 | 118 | 490 | 38 | 17 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 206 | 44 |