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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE I.
| Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total eases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 210 | 238 | 448 | 409 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 138 | 140 | 278 | 276 | 14 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid Fever) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | 8 | 8 | 7 | – |
| Pneumonia: | |||||
| Acute Influenzal | 44 | 49 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| Acute Primary | 67 | 11 | |||
| Following Measles | 5 | – | |||
| Erysipelas | 13 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | – |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Totals | 422 | 475 | 897 | 748 | 31 |