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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates and actual number of infant deaths for Erith at five yearly intervals 1920-1945 and for the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952.
| Year | Erith | England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Inf. Deaths | Infant Mortality Rate | ||
| 1920 | 50 | 60.5 | 83 |
| 1925 | 34 | 56.48 | 75 |
| 1930 | 32 | 65.6 | 60 |
| 1935 | 21 | 40.00 | 39 |
| 1940 | 24 | 37.17 | 55 |
| 1945 | 29 | 39.61 | 46 |
| 1946 | 31 | 32.3 | 43 |
| 1947 | 34 | 33.7 | 41 |
| 1948 | 20 | 22.8 | 34 |
| 1949 | 19 | 23.9 | 32 |
| 1950 | 14 | 20.0 | 29.8 |
| 1951 | 24 | 34.8 | 29.6 |
| 1952 | 20 | 29.3 | 27.6 |
SECTION B.—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES B (1) Notifications.
| Disease | Total No. of cases notified | Cases admitted to infectious disease hospital | Total No. of Deaths among notified cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Pneumonia | 35 | 12 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 5 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 4 | — |
| Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 330 | 4 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 160 | 62 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 211 | - | - |
| Total | 764 | 95 | 2 |
One case notified as Poliomyelitis was subsequently
rediagnosed on admission to hospital, as Pharyngitis and
Bronchitis, and another case similarly notified proved, on
admission to hospital, not to be Poliomyelitis.
One case notified as Meningococcal Infection was subsequently
rediagnosed on admission to hospital as Glandular
Fever.