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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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C (l)a Age Distribution
The following table shows the age distribution of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year
| Disease | Age Groups | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 year | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over | Age not known | Totals | |||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Measles | 10 | 8 | 57 | 62 | 48 | 60 | 90 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 448 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 21 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 28 | 18 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 106 | 149 | 157 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 760 |