London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II.
| Notifiable Disease. | No. of cases notified at age groups. | Cases classified according to Wards. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 3 years. | 3 to 4 years. | 4 to 6 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 35 years. | 36 to 45 years. | 45 to 65 years. | Over 65 years. | Totals. | Abbey. | | Gascoigne. | Central. | Ripple. | Longbridge. | Westbury. | |
| Small-pox | _ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | _ | 45 | 2 | _ | 2 | 34 | 1 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | - | 178 | 13 | 30 | 22 | 39 | 43 | 31 |
| Diphtheria | I | 13 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 171 | 45 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 3 | - | 358 | 48 | 61 | 30 | 84 | 44 | 91 |
| Puerperal Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | 3 | — | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia (primary, influenzal and following Measles) | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Chicken-pox | 9 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 149 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 288 | 20 | 63 | 39 | 66 | 50 | 50 |
| Totals | 28 | 56 | 65 | 52 | 75 | 423 | 119 | 41 | 77 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 1004 | 100 | 178 | 106 | 258 | 164 | 198 |