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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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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 | Cambell | Eastbury | Gascoigne | Longbridge | Manor | Park | Parsloes | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 40 | 179 | 51 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 379 | 23 | 89 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 111 | 18 | 60 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 162 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 13 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia (ac. primary, ac. influenzal & following measles) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 147 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 17 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cercbro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 23 | 28 | 40 | 61 | 67 | 283 | 95 | 33 | 61 | 29 | 41 | 18 | 785 | 77 | 155 | 85 | 79 | 40 | 192 | 53 | 98 |