London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE 11.
| 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. | Totals. | Abbey. | Gascoigne. | Central. | Ripple (West). | Ripple (East— L.C.C. Est.) | Westbury | Longbridge (West). | Longbridge (East—L.C C. Est. | |
| Smallpox | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | l |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 12 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 125 | 51 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 297 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 88 | 24 | 19 | 76 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 135 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (Ac. primary, Ac. influenzal and follow- ing maesles | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Acute Anterior | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | 18 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 335 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 579 | 15 | 57 | 25 | 51 | 80 | 143 | 60 | 148 |
| Totals | 41 | 71 | 64 | 77 | 93 | 537 | 139 | 32 | 72 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 1188 | 70 | 114 | 53 | 110 | 242 | 197 | 110 | 292 |