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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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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.
| Disease. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Average for five years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Notified. | Rate. | No. Notified. | Rate. | No. Notified. | Rate. | No. Notified. | Rate. | No. Notified. | Rate. | No. Notified. | Rate. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 150 | 4.1 | 53 | 1.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 40 | 1.0 | 60 | 1.5 | 64 | 1.68 |
| Diphtheria | 118 | 3.2 | 51 | 1.3 | 30 | 0.8 | 50 | 1.3 | 75 | 1.9 | 65 | 1.7 |
| Pneumonia | 101 | 2.7 | 103 | 2.8 | 92 | 2.4 | 50 | 1.4 | 58 | 1.5 | 82 | 2.16 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 2 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 60 | 1.6 | 36 | 0.9 | 36 | 0.9 | 18 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.84 |
| Ophthalmia | 9 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 |