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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION 2
(1) NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious disease received during 1921
TABLE 1.
| Males. | Females. | Total | Total eases rem'd to HoS. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 23 | 40 | 34 | — |
| Diphtheria | 25 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 3* |
| Puerperal Septicemia | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (Acute primary and influenzal) | 35 | 20 | 55 | 3 | 34 (All Forms) |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Enteric | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 96 | 83 | 179 | 84 | 41 |
*Includes the death of a Barking resident which occurred in an institution
outside the district.
The following diseases were notifiable in 1921 under the
original Infectious Disease (Notification) Acts 1889 and 1899 :—
Smallpox, diphtheria, relapsing fever, cholera, erysipelas,
typhus, plague, puerperal fever, enteric fever, scarlet fever
and continued fever.