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 Diseases Notified during the Year 1920.
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified in each Locality | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages | At Ages — Years | Wards | |||||||||||
Under 1 | 1-5 | 615 | 16-25 | 26-45 | 46-65 | Over 65 | North | South | East | West | |||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 81 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | 18 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 73 | |
Diphtheria | 183 | 2 | 57 | 82 | 28 | 11 | 3 | ... | 26 | 75 | 67 | 15 | 178 |
Erysipelas | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Malaria | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | ... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, A & B | 71 | ... | 6 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 9 | ... | 16 | 33 | 16 | 6 | ... |
C&D | 43 | ... | ... | 8 | 20 | 4 | 11 | ... | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 23 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, A & B | 45 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | ... |
C & D | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Influenzal Pneumonia | 73 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | ... | 14 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Totals | 612 | 43 | 108 | 216 | 96 | 72 | 61 | 16 | 108 | 226 | 218 | 60 | 286 |