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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Disease | under 1 year | Age Groups | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | 2 | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | — | 21 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastroenteritis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 293 |
| Totals | 10 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 42 | 47 | 66 | 82 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 362 |