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 | 150 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 24 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 47 | — | |
| Diphtheria | 21 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Dysentery | 23 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
| Measles | 451 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 64 | 41 | 171 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 69 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Scabies | 339 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 46 | 88 | 49 | 31 | 7 | 4 | — | |
| Totals | 1151 | 34 | 85 | 100 | 93 | 64 | 341 | 92 | 66 | 131 | 64 | 63 | 18 | 113 | 23 | |