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 1926:—
TABLE I.
Males | Females. | Total | Total cases rem'd to Hos. | Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 61 | 74 | 135 | 121* | — |
Diphtheria | 25 | 30 | 55 | 52 | 2 |
Puerperal Septicemia | — | 3 | 3 | 2† | |
Pneumonia (Acute primary and influenzal & following Measles) | 47 | 28 | 75 | 8 | 27 (All Forms) |
Erysipelas | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2‡ | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Enteric | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Anterio Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Totals | 156 | 1,2 | 328 | 189 | 33 |
* Includes 6 cases removed to Ilford Isolation Hospital,
† Includes case of woman confined in Maternity Ward of Hospital.
‡ Includes 1 case removed to St. Margaret's M.A.B. Hospital.