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 | 204 | — | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 117 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 74 | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Pneumonia | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 27 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Measles | 342 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 45 | 137 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 214 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Scabies | 492 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 83 | 65 | 69 | 107 | 75 | 52 | 9 | — | — |
| Totals | 1376 | 42 | 69 | 58 | 86 | 102 | 429 | 126 | 101 | 167 | 93 | 83 | 20 | 110 | 28 |