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 Barking]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1917.
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Oases Notified | Total Cases Notified in each Locality | Total Case Removed to Hospital | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages | At Ages — Years | Wards | |||||||||||
Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 16-25 | 26-45 | 46-65 | Over 65 | North | South | East | West | |||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera—Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 93 | 2 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | 12 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 85 |
Erysipelas | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 46 | 1 | 17 | 27 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 34 |
Typhus Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Enteric Fever | |||||||||||||
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, A&B | 109 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 18 | ... | 18 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 26 | |
C & D | 64 | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | ... | 6 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 11 |
Other forms of Tubercolosis, A&B | 53 | ... | 15 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ... | 7 | 28 | 13 | 5 | ... |
C & D | 8 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... |
Measles | 924 | 61 | 612 | 232 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ... | 182 | 336 | 319 | 87 | 30 |
Totals | 1,346 | 74 | 713 | 363 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 6 | 240 | 515 | 459 | 132 | 199 |