Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||||
(Non-Paralytic) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Gastroenteritis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Measles | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Whooping Cough | 77 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 27 | 35 | 293 |
Totals | 90 | 54 | 58 | 77 | 33 | 50 | 362 |