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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1918.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified in each Locality | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages — Years | Wards | |||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | North | South | East | West | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | ... | 9 | 21 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 22 | 8 | ... | 22 |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera—Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 76 | l | 23 | 47 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 69 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | |||||||||||||
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, A & B | 104 | ... | 8 | 36 | 17 | 26 | 16 | ... | 13 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 30 |
| C &D | 55 | ... | 3 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 1 | ... | 8 | 23 | 19 | 5 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, A & B | 45 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 27 |
| C&D | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Measles | 534 | 16 | 386 | 128 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 106 | 171 | 232 | 25 | 4 |
| Totals | 896 | 25 | 439 | 266 | 79 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 331 | 349 | 58 | 158 |