London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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C (2) a. Notifications.
The following table shows the total number of notitica-cions during the year 1948.
| Disease | Total No. of cases notified | Cases admitted to infectious disease hospital | Total No. of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 36 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 198 | 4 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | — |
| Measles | 434 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 26 | 9 | 12 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 6 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malaria (Cont. in England & Wales) | 1 | ||
| Gastro Enteritis | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Total of all cases | 777 | 73 | 16 |