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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
Dagenham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Cases Notified. | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green | Admitted to Other Isol. Hosp. | Admitted to Other Hospitals. | Deaths Registered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 383 | 332 | 8 | — | 28 |
| Scarlet Fever | 513 | 161 | 52 | 5 | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | — | — | 6 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | — | — | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 112 | — | — | 7 | 83 |
| „ (Influenzal) | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 33 | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | ] | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Smallpox | 60 | — | 60 | — | 1 |
| *Pemphigus | 8 | — | — | 1 | — |
* Made notifiable in this district end of May, 1929.
| Under 1 year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 4 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 198 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 383 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 13 | 31 | 54 | 52 | 242 | 79 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 513 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | _ | 1 | — | 7 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 9 | ||
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | J 1 | 18 | J | 2 | 112 | ||
| „ (Influenzal) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | J2 | 0 | — | 33 | |
| Enceph. Lcthargica | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Smallpox | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | 60 | ||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Diphtheria.
383 cases is a rate of 4.23 per thousand population or of 9.45
per thousand under 15. This latter compares with the figure
7.68 for the corresponding population in England and Wales, giving
a comparative incidence rate of 1.23. In the Estate population
of these ages, the comparative incidence of infection was
The incidence of infection was particularly heavy in the early
weeks of the year, when 125 cases occurred in the first nine weeks.
The rest of the year the rate was steady, being an average of seven
to eight a week from March to May, failing in the summer months,
to rise again to a weekly average of eight to nine in October and
November.