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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 1962
[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& 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 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -— | — | 84 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | - | — | : — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | —| | — | 7 |
| Totals | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | — | - | 115 |