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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
Chislehurst 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Table 2. —Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1915,
| Notifiable Disease. | Numbers of Cases Notified. | Total cases removed to Hospital | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera and Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Memb. Croup) | 14 | ... | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | ... | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever and Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 64 | ... | 6 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
The Isolation Hospital.—Bromley and Beckenham Joint Hospital, in the
area of the Borough of Broruley.