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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Erysipelas.
| Cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 16 | 3 |
| 1900 | 16 | 0 |
| 1899 | 16 | 1 |
| 1898 | 21 | 1 |
| 1897 | 20 | 1 |
Typhus Fever.
No case of this disease occurred during the year.
Puerperal Fever.
| Cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | — |
| 1900 | 2 | 0 |
| 1899 | 1 | — |
| 1898 | 1 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 | 1 |
Phthisis.
| Deaths. | |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 22 |
| 1900 | 24 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1897 | 20 |
The death rate from Tubercular diseases during the year was
23 per cent. per 10OO of estimated population.
Small Pox.
During the autumn months, with many cases in the Metropolitan
area, and in several Districts near at hand, it was considered
advisable to anticipate the occurrence of the disease in this town.
Up to the end of the year (Dec. 31st, four casus only were
notified, and all these of a mild character.