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
Barking 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(Rates per 1,000 population.)
| Small Pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking | — | 1.83 | 2.87 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 1.66 |
| County of Essex | — | 1.81 | 2.12 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.49 |
| Administrative County of London | 0.01 | 2.97 | 2.18 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.65 |
| Barking (1912—1919). | ||||||
| 1919 | — | 1.83 | 2.87 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 1.66 |
| 1918 | — | 1.01 | 2.41 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.92 |
| 1917 | — | 1.42 | 2.87 | 0.43 | _ | 0.86 |
| 1916 | — | 1.56 | 3.71 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 1.12 |
| 1915 | — | 4.00 | 2.15 | 0.15 | _ | 1.39 |
| 1914 | — | 4.56 | 1.S0 | 0.24 | — | 1.33 |
| 1913 | — | 4.17 | 1.10 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 1.01 |
| 1912 | — | 3.00 | 1.09 | 0.32 | 0.06 | 1.37 |
Expenditure, &c.
| Disease. | No. of Admissions | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 178 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 73 | 1 |
| Small-Pox | _ | _ |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 |
| Continued Fever | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 23 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | _ | _ |
| Measles | 3 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | _ | _ |
| Maternity Cases | 173 | 1 |
| Babies Born | 159 | 1 |
| General Cases | 29 | 3 |
| Totals | 644 | 19 |
| Gross Cost | £7,18210 | 0 (approx.) |
| Cost per patient treated | £113 | 0 |