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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Disease | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | Age Unknown | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 61 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 172 | 210 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 46 | 64 | 90 | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | - | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Paralytic) | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | |
| (Non Paralytic) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 472 | 496 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 104 | 145 | 119 | 225 | 255 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 708 | 770 | 20 | 17 | 125 | 156 | 211 | 169 | 336 | 391 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
| Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | |||||||||||||
| Acute Pneumonia | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | ||||
| Dysentery | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Puerperal Pvrexia | — | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 58 | 44 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | ||||
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | ||||
| 86 | 138 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 106 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | - | |||||
| 794 | 908 | |||||||||||||||||