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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: The followingtable shows the analysis of the Schick-reactionsof the childrentested, according to their period of residence here.

The followingtable shows the analysis of the Schick-reactionsof the childrentested, according to their period of residence here.

Period of Residence.Under 8 Percentage Positive.8 to 12 Percentage Positive.12 and over Percentage Positive.Total Percentage Positive.
Under 0 months75.0 (20)57.1 (21)57.1 (7)64.6 (48)
6 to 12 months91.0 (11)57.9(19)100.0 (2)71.9 (32)
1 year87.5 (16)57.7 (26)55.5 (9)66.6(51)
2 years87.3 (55)67.1 (82)50.0 (14)72.8 (151)
374.4 (86)66.6 (141)45.8 (24)67.3 (251)
4 „75.3 (85)88.0 (75)36.3 (22)75.8 (182)
5 „69.1 (42)50.9 (55)30.0 (10)56.1 (107)
6 „71.9 (32)63.8 (58)50.0 (14)64.4 (104)
7 „46.1 (13)73.8 (42)66.6 (6)67.2 (61)
8„100.0 (1)65.2 (23)14.3 (7)54.8(31)
9 and over89.9 (29)66.6 (6)85.7 (35)

Table: The following table shows the percentage of re-Schick positives at various ages:—

The following table shows the percentage of re-Schick positives at various ages:—

Age.Negative.Positive.Total.Percentage Positive.
Under 22232512.0
„ 343155825.9
„ 436114723.4
„ 544115520.0
„ 649196827.9
„ 7782910727.0
„ 8913112225.4
„ 974189219.6
„ 1062198123.4
„ 1163178021.2
„ 1230124228.6
„ 133063616.9
„ 14941330.7

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Scarlet Fever.
364 cases of scarlet fever were notified during the year. This
is an incidence rate of 3.87 per thousand population, or 9.21
per thousand population under 15 years of age. The corresponding
figures for England and Wales were 2.12 and 8.14. The comparative
incidence rates of the two groups were therefore 1.82 and 1.13.
The distribution was fairly even throughout the year, there
being no periods of very heavy incidence, the weekly average
ranging between 6 and under 9 for all months except September,
which was a light month. There was no autumnal rise in the rate
of infection.