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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
| Under 1 year | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and Over | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 67 | 139 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 293 |
| Encephalitis | ||||||||||||
| Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Ophthalmia | ||||||||||||
| Neonatorum | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia | ||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| Influenzal | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 17 |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal | ||||||||||||
| Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 115 | 203 | 72 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 441 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Pemphigus | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Polioencephalitis | ||||||||||||
| Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Notified. | Admitted to Isolation Hospital Rush Green. | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals. | Deaths Registered. | ||||||||
| Diphtheria | 293 | 275 | 11 | 4 | 21 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 441 | 278 | 39 | 2 | — | |||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | ||||||||||||
| (Primary) | 73 | — | — | 11 | 63 | |||||||
| (Influenzal) | 17 | — | — | 11 | 63 | |||||||
| Erysipelas | 33 | 5 | — | 7 | — | |||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Food Poisoning Encephalitis | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pemphigus | 11 | 5 | — | — | 2 | |||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||