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Dagenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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many instances the duty of notifying pneumonia is omitted. From
the figures given, it would appear that the case mortality from
pneumonia is 73 per cent.; this, however, is not supported by our
experience of this disease.
Smallpox.
Smallpox did not occur in Dagenham during 1934. On several
instances, however, the Medical Officer of Health was called by
general practitioners to see cases suspected of this disease, but in
no instance was the diagnosis confirmed.
The following table shows the position of vaccination for the last year :—
| 1. Successfully vaccinated | 427 |
| 2. Insusceptible | 4 |
| 3. Conscientious objectors | |
| 4. Died before vaccination | |
| 5. Postponed by medical certificate | 46 |
| 6. Removed | 76 |
| 7. Unaccounted for at present | 125 |
No vaccinations were performed during the year by the
Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox
Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
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