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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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B (1)d Age Distribution
The following table shows the age distribution of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year
| Disease | Age Groups | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 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 | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 35 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Gastro Enteritis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 44 | 53 | 98 | 72 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 330 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 56 | 5 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 160 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 49 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 211 |
| Totals | 15 | 14 | 53 | 44 | 97 | 92 | 196 | 178 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 764 |