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 Orpington]
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Disease. | At all ages. | At ages—years. | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over. | ||||
Diphtheria | 24 | •• | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 3 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 66 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 37 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 31 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .. | 23 |
Scarlet Fever | 200 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 110 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 1 | .. | 142 | .. |
Measles | 596 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 62 | 54 | 306 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Typhoid | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Erysipelas | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dysentry | 14 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
TOTALS | 980 | 26 | 35 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 438 | 93 | 59 | 79 | 13 | 5 | 167 | 27 |