Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The comparative figures were as follows:-
1912. | 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 95 | 132 | 116 | 188 | 145 |
Diphtheria | 35 | 34 | 41 | 54 | 49 |
Enteric Fever | 10 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | 0 | |||
Erysipelas | 42 | 43 | |||
Tuberculosis | 104 | 71 | 41 | 59 |
The following cases of notifiable infectious diseases occurred in school children attending the public elementary schools:-
Mem. Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Westbury Boys | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Girls | 0 | 7 | 0 | l |
Infants | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Gascoigne Road Boys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Girls | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Infants | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
North Street Boys | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Girls | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Infants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
National Boys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Girls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Infants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roman Catholic Mixed | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Infants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creeksmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Castle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 37 | 8 | 1 |