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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
Erith 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE II.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 14,511 | 473 | 168 | 51 |
| 1895 | 16,000 | 506 | 197 | 64 |
| 1896 | 16,500 | 531 | 211 | 77 |
| 1897 | 17,000 | 554 | 218 | 70 |
| 1898 | 19,824 | 673 | 369 | 135 |
| 181)9 | 20,887 | 782 | 320 | 110 |
| 1900 | 144,166 | 851 | 339 | 120 |
| 1901 | 25,296 | 992 | 348 | 141 |
| 1902 | 25,296 | 943 | 306 | 98 |
| 1903 | 26,895 | 1,047 | 286 | 98 |
| Averages of Years | 20,637.5 | 735.2 | 276.2 | 96.4 |
| 894 to 1903 1904 | 27,532 | 910 | 326 | 121 |
TABLE III.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1904.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in whole District. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages, | At Ages. Years. | |||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diphtheria | 52 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 39 | |
| Erysipelas | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 98 | 1 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 74 | |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 199 | 5 | 50 | 89 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 123 |