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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Year ending | Adults | Young Persons | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Boys | Girls | ||
| 784 | 128 | 976 | |||
| 648 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 623 | |||
| 169 | 40 | 16 | |||
| 299 | |||||
| 117 | |||||
| 1 | 83 | ||||
| 27 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 6 | — | 40 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 226 | |||
| 12 | 13 | 260 | |||
| 186 | 62 | 482 | |||
| 210 | 129 | ||||
Owing to the industrial nature of the area the unemployment
figures continue to be low with little variation.
SECTION B. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES.
B (1).
The Clinics and Specialist Clinics functioned as usual up
until the 5th July, 1948, when they were transferred to the
County Council.