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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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TABLE XI.
| Notifiable Disease. | at all ages. | No. of cases notified at ages. | Cases classified according to Wards. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25-45 | 45—65 | 65 and over. | Abbey. | Gascoigne. | Longbridge. | Ripple. | Westbury. | Central. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 40 | — | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 50 | — | 17 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 7 | |
| Puerperal Septicemia | 3 | — | — | — | I | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia (primary and inHuenzal) | 55 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Ervsipelas | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | — | — | _ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 179 | 14 | 43 | 64 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 21 | 24 |