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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Infectious Disease.
Table shewing the distribution of the various notifiable Infectious diseases in the several Wards of the Town, for the year 1905.
| Disease. | North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 98 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 22 | 57 | 27 | 116 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Membranous Croup | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Small Pox | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30 | 57 | 115 | 58 | 260 |
Table shewing ages at which notified cases of Infectious disease occurred during the year 1905 :
| Disease. | all ages | under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 , | 25 to 65 | 65 and upward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 98 | 2 | 35 | 54 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 116 | 2 | 42 | 58 | 9 | 5 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 27 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Small Pox | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 260 | 1 | 81 | 117 | 26 | 29 | 3 |
Table shewing where the notified cases of Infectious disease occurring in the year 1905 were treated.
| Hospital | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever | Membranous Croup | Small Pox | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upney | 76 | 91 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 172 |
| Home | 21 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | 81 |
| London | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Dagenhar | n — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| M.A.B. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 98 | 116 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 260 |