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 1937
[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 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 122 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 245 | 16 | 84 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 9 | 38 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 78 | 35 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 155 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 30 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (ac. primary, ac. influenzal & following measles) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 107 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 22 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 232 | 82 | 19 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 585 | 41 | 144 | 86 | 43 | 22 | 122 | 35 | 92 |