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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 1927
[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 | 83 | 101 | 184 | 158* | — |
| Diphtheria | 34 | 43 | 77 | 77** | 2 |
| Puerperal Septicaemia | — | 8 | 8 | 3+ | 2 |
| Pneumonia (Acute primary and influenzal & following Measles) | 61 | 50 | 111 | 6 | 31 (All Forms) |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1+ | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Enteric | 11 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anterio Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 218 | 243 | 461 | 263 | 40 |
* Includes io cases removed to Ilford Isolation Hospital.
** Includes 3 cases removed to M.A.B. Hospitals and 2 cases to Shad well
Children's Hospital.
+ Includes case of woman confined in Maternity Ward of Hospital.
+ Includes case transferred from Maternity Ward.