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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table Showing the Birth and Death Rates and Infantile Mortality Rate
for the Year 1918
| Annual Rate per 1000 population. | Rate per 1000 Births. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Diarrhœa & Enteritis(under 2 years). | Total deaths under 1 year. | ||||||
| All . Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | ||||
| England and Wales | 17.7 | 17.6 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 014 | 10.99 | 97 |
| 96 Great Towns, including London (population over 50,000) | 17.6 | 18.2 | 002 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 14.46 | 106 |
| 148 Smaller Towns, including Erith (population 20.000—50,000) | 17.9 | 16.1 | 003 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 9.73 | 94 |
| London | 16.1 | 18.9 | 0.02 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 15.67 | 107 |
| ERITH | 17.98 | 13.18 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 4.7 | 75.75 |