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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| 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 | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 54 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Malaria | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Measles | 9 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 96 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 381 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 111 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 35 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 167 |
| Totals | 18 | 17 | 57 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 183 | 146 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 732 |