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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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C(2)b. Age Distribution.
This second table shows, in detail, the age distribution of the notified infectious diseases mentioned above
| Disease | Age Groups | Totals | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | over 65 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | - | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | _ | _ | 40 |
| Scarlet F. | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | — | 49 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 4 | 47 |
| Puerperal P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Puerperal F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | _ | — | 2 |
| Oph. Neon. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 162 |