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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Disease | Disease | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25—44 | 45—64 | 65 & over | Age not known | Total | |||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Acute Pneumonia | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralvtic). | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | 9 | - | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 207 |