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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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TABLE II.
| Notifiable Disease. | No. of cases notified at age groups. | Cases classified according to Wards. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 3 years. | 3 to 4 years. | 4 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 05 years. | Over 65 years. | Abbey. | Gascoigne. | Central. | Ripple. | Long bridge | Westbiiry. | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 3 | 3 | 1 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| — | — | —. | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Pneumonia (primary and influenzal) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebral Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Anterio Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Totals | 15 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 63 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 39 | |