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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE V.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1951.
| 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 | 94 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 550 | 20 | 132 | 179 | 184 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 61 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 13 | — |
| Measles | 1663 | 28 | 277 | 484 | 794 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 14 | 30 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 143 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 31 | o | 15 | — |
| Dysentery | 93 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | — | 13 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Totals | 2657 | 59 | 433 | 707 | 1097 | 76 | 57 | 98 | 63 | 38 | 29 | 138 | 1 |