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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SECTIO N F
PRLVAIENCE OF, AND CONTROL OV1R
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.

Table: 1. Notification.The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis) received during 19U1:-

1. Notification.

The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis) received during 19U1:-

DISEASETotalTotal cases removed to HospitalDeaths.
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis22_
Scarlet Fever9385_
Diphtheria3131_
Enteric Fever (including Para-Typhoid Fever)11-
Puerperal Pyrexia88-
Pneumonia Acute Influenzal(11)(3)-
Acute Primary(62)(22)2
Following lieasles )(12)( 5)-
Erysipelas158-
Ophthalmia Neonatorum53-
'Measles130529-
'Whooping Cough658153
Cerebro Spinal Fever22221
Others99-
TOTALS22342436

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2. Hospitali sation.
During the year 1941, cases of infectious
disease requiring hospitalisation were admitted to
the Ilford Isolation Hospital.
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