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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Schools and Diphtheria.
A table has been prepared showing the age groups of
the children affected and the schools attended by them.
With the exception of Finnymore Road Infants, the
cases were spread fairly consistently throughout the area.
An immunization campaign was undertaken at this
school during 1937, and the response from the parents
when this treatment was offered showed that in many
cases there was a willingness to have the children
protected.
As is the general experience with this disease, the age groups most affected proportionately were those of children under seven years of age. A total of 193 schoolchildren was notified as suffering from Diphtheria.
| School. | Dept. | AGE GROUP. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13+ | |||
| Alibon Road | I. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| " | B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| ,, | G. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arnold Road | I. | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| " | B. | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| " | G. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Beacontree Heath | I. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| " | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beam Bridge | I. | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| " | M. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Chadwell Heath | I. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charlecote Road | I. | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| ,, | B. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| " | G. | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Eastbrook | B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| " | G. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Fanshawe Crescent | I. | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| " | B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| " | M. | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Finnymore Road | I. | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| " | B. | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| " | G. | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| Five Elms | I. | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| " | M. | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 3 |
| Ford's Endowed | M. | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Goresbrook Road | B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| " | G. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Carried forward | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 107 | |