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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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55
Smallpox.
Only six cases of smallpox were notified this year, two families
being attacked. On 16th January a girl of 15 fell ill, giving a
history of being a contact at Christmas time of a case in London.
Her illness was followed by the appearance of the disease in her
brother and her sister. About the date that these two succumbed,
a woman of 33 fell ill. She had apparently been infected by a
missed ease occurring in the same neighbourhood as the other
infecting case in London. On the 16th day from the appearance
of eruption, her husband first had symptoms.
The following table shows the position of vaccination for the last year:—
| 1. Successfully vaccinated | 388 |
| 2. Insusceptible | 5 |
| 3. Conscientious Objectors | 738 |
| 4. Died before Vaccination | 36 |
| 5. Postponed by Medical Certificate | 33 |
| 6. Removed | 73 |
| 7. Unaccounted for at present | 159 |
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notification. | Brought to notice other than by Form A. | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | i\l F | M | F | ||
| Under l | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 5— | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10— | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15— | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 20— | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 25— | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — |
| 35- | 33 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 45- | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 55— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 70 | 53 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 22 25 | 6 | 8 | ||
No vaccinations were performed during the year by the
Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox
Prevention) Regulations, 1917.