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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
Bromley 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Tabulation of cases of infectious disease notified, with Age Groups, during 1942 (civilians only):—
| Disease. | Total cases notified | Admitted to Hospital | Ago Groups. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | ' 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 104 | 81 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Measles | 121 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | 55 | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 3 | - | 1 | — | — | - |
| Totals | 341 | 117 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 143 | 48 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 6 |