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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
Dagenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| [ Cases Notified. | Admitted to Isolation i Hospital. | Admitted to Other Isol. Hosp. | Admitted to Other Hospitals. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 262 | 207 | — | — | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 181 | 162 | 11 | — | 20 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia Primary | 52 1 | — | — | 51 (includes secondary) | |
| Influenzal | 8 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — |
In addition there were admitted to hospital, 6 cases sent in as diphtheria but proved to be tonsillitis, etc.
Age distribution.
| Under 1 year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 69 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 181 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 128 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 257 | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — —— | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia Primary | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | I | — | 2 | 7 | _ | _ | 52 | |
| Influenzal | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Infectious Diseases.
The incidence of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria is very largely
confined to ages below 15. It was seen earlier in the Report that,
had the 50,000 population been normally distributed in each
age group, the number of children below 15 would have been
12,750. Instead of that it is calculated that there are some
18,750. When comparison is made per 1,000 of the total population
one would expect a 50% increased incidence of disease
because of the 50% increase at the susceptible ages.