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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SECTION 3
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table shows the number of notifications of
infectious disease received during 1925 :—
TABLE 1.
Males. | Females. | Total | Total cases rem'd to Hos. | Deaths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 29 | 31 | 60 | 58 | 1 |
Diphtheria | 29 | 46 | 75 | 70 | 2 |
Puerperal Septicemia . | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Pneumonia (Acute primary and influenzal) | 37 | 21 | 58 | 25 (All Forms) | |
Erysipelas | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 4 | 12 | *1 | — |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Anterio Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Totals | 116 | 114 | 230 | 137 | 31 |
* Baby born in maternity ward of hospital.
The following table i;ives particulars of the various infectious
diseases notified during the preceding 5 years, together with the
notification rate per 1,000 population, and the average for the
quinquennium ending the 31st December, 1925.