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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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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 65 years. | Over 65 years. | Abbey. | Gascoigne. | Central. | Ripple. | Longbridge, | Westbury. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 97 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 36 | 37 |
| Diphtheria | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Puerperal Septicemia Pneumonia (primary, influenzal and follow ing Measles) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Ophthalmia | 1 | l | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| Neonatorum | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anterio Poliomyelitis | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 34 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 152 | 43 | 24 | 40 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 86 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 79 |