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 | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | Age Unknown | |||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Measles | 70 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Whooping Cough | 20 | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | _ | — |
Scarlet Fever | 61 | 51 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | _ |
Dysentery | 31 | 30 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | _ | _ |
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | ||||||||||||||||||
Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | ||||||||||||||||||
Meningoccal Infection | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
183 | 169 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 93 | 83 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||
Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
Food Poisoning | 34 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | - | - | ||
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 14 | 12 | - | — | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
56 | 76 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 2 | - | |||
239 | 245 |