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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II.
| 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 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 124 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 263 | 21 | 62 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 20 | 26 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 26 | 7 | 19 | — | 1 | — | 164 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 39 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (ac. primary, ac. influenzal & following measles) | 15 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 168 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 24 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 49 | 252 | 69 | 33 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 705 | 65 | 124 | 105 | 103 | 36 | 128 | 55 | 89 |