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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
Orpington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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APPENDIX 3.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1950.
| At all ages | Under 1 year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 126 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 71 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 297 | 20 | 76 | 90 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 70 | — | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 |
| Measles | 250 | 8 | 38 | 76 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
| Erysipelas | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | _L |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 867 | 34 | 129 | 207 | 307 | 33 | 35 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 124 | 1 |