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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
| Under 1 yr. | 1 - | 2 - | 3 - | 4- | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | Over 25 yrs | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 82 | 11 | 2 | - | 127 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 2 | - | 1 | 47 | |
| Measles | 91 | 267 | 283 | 301 | 289 | 895 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2158 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 4 | 14 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal | ||||||||||
| infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Under 5 yrs | 5-14 | 15 - kk | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia: | ||||||
| Acute Primary | 1 | - | 6 | - | 9 | |
| Acute Influenzal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Encephalitis, Acute: | ||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Paratyphoid B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Notified | Admitted to Rush Green Hospital | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 14 | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis, Acute: | ||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Measles | 2158 | 2 | - | |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia: | ||||
| Acute Primary | 9 | - | - | - |
| Acute Influenzal | 5 | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 127 | - | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 47 | 2 | - | - |