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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 1953
[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 1953.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 3 to 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 & over | Age unknown | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 245 | — | 10 | 40 | 101 | 22 | 4 | 2 | — | 14 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Acute Non-Paralytic Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | ] | 3 | 28 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | — |
| Pood Poisoning | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Para-Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Measles | 459 | 9 | 89 | 121 | 215 | 13 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 345 | 15 | (58 | 91 | 162 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Scabies | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1140 | 27 | 173 | 260 | 540 | 40 | 21 | 73 | — | 49 | 1 |