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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 1948
[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.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1947.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified | CASES NOTIFIED AT ALL AGES—YEARS. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 3 | 3 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to IS | 15 to 25 | 25 and over | Age unknown | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | *146 | — | 13 | 24 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 3 | — | *53 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | — | 6 | 31 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 810 | 19 | 194 | 230 | 341 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 311 | 24 | 73 | 79 | 115 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Scabies | 39 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1364 | 47 | 283 | 342 | 553 | 45 | 22 | 59 | 12 | 85 | 32 |
* 1 Non-Civilian