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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(b) Scarlet Fever.—The number of cases notified was 161 compared with 178
the previous year. One fatal case occurred. 145 cases were isolated at the local
Infectious Diseases Hospital. The average stay of scarlet fever cases in the
Municipal Hospital was 42.3 days, compared with 14 days in 1930. The longest
period of detention was 88 days and the shortest 16 days. One case was
detained in an L.C.C. Hospital for 129 days.
Sex.—71 cases were male and 90 female.
| Diseases. | No. Notified. | No. of deaths. |
|---|---|---|
(d) Small-pox.—There have been 5 cases of small-pox during the year 1931.
This figure compares favourably with that of 45 for 1930.
(e) Encephalitis Lethargica.—There were no deaths from encephalitis during
1931.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Nou-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
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