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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 1928
[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. | 1 Over 65 years. | Abbey. | Gascoigne. | Central. | Ripple. | Longbridge. | Westbury. | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 62 | 30 | 23 | — | 7 | — | 32 | 40 | 20 | 38 | 32 | 81 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 11 |
| Puerperal Septicæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia (primary, influenzal and following Measles) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Anterio Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 21 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 144 | 82 | 53 | 41 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 84 | 97 | 54 | 64 | 79 | 105 |