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
Dagenham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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were notified, 34 by school authorities. Of 190 notified by the
doctors, 138 were children of school age. 49 under, and 3 over.
parents notified two children of pre-school age and 5 school
children, of whom the school authorities had already notified
our.
Anthrax and Plague.
There were no cases of Anthrax and Plague in this district.
| Notified. | Treated at Home. | Treated in Hospital. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Public Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1927,
Which came into operation 1/1/28 and revoked the Public Health
(Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Regulation, 1919, provided
that Trench Fever is no longer a notifiable disease, but
that Malaria and Dysentery were still notifiable (except where
Malaria has been induced in institutions for therapeutic
purposes).
| New Cases. (Forma A & B). | Transfers into District. | Deaths. | ||||||||||
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