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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B (l)a Age Distribution
The following table shows the age distribution of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year
| Disease | Age Groups | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 year | 1.2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 & over | Age not known | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 25 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 173 |
| Measles | 10 | 18 | 109 | 92 | 186 | 162 | 199 | 203 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1,007 |
| Acute Pneumonia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 40 |
| Acute Encephalitis Infective | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | 18 | 26 | 136 | 118 | 227 | 197 | 236 | 249 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1,285 |