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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 | Ward | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | Old Church | Belvedere | North Heath | Abbey Wood | Bostall | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 54 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 80 | 74 | 45 | 88 | 34 | 60 | 381 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 111 |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 55 | 167 |
| Totals | 132 | 118 | 91 | 164 | 71 | 156 | 732 |