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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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2. NOTIFICATION TABLES.
The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during 1936 :—
TABLE I.
| Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 178 | 201 | 379 | 345 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 61 | 101 | 162 | 162 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid Fever) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 12 | 12 | 9 | — |
| Pneumonia : Acute Influenzal | 86 | 61 | 26 | 56 | — |
| Acute Primary | 75 | 12 | |||
| Following Measles | 46 | — | |||
| Erysipelas | 19 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 361 | 424 | 785 | 627 | 23 |