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 t o 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over. | ||||
Scarlet Fever | 68 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 53 | .. |
Diphtheria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 17 | .. | ... | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 46 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 8 | .. | .. |
Measles | 806 | 12 | 68 | 86 | 69 | 93 | 438 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. |
Whooping Cough | 153 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 58 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. |
Dysentery | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
Poliomyelitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Scabies | 80 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. |
Paratyphoid | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
TOTALS | 1227 | 20 | 92 | 115 | 108 | 129 | 558 | 46 | 36 | 75 | 38 | 12 | 62 | .. |