London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
This page requires JavaScript
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
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 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | 26 | 87 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 160 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 24 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Pneumonia | ||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 7 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| Influenzal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 47 |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 |
| Puerperal | ||||||||||||
| Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 107 | 184 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 384 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
| Pemphigus | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -— | 6 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
| Polioencephalitis Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notified | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green. | Admittec to other Isolation Hospitals | ... Admitted to other Hospitals | Deaths Registered. | ||||||||
| Diphtheria | 160 | 159 | - | - | 12 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 384 | 312 | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | - | 3 | — | ||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Pneumonia | ||||||||||||
| (Primary) | 74 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 69 | |||||||
| (Influenzal) | 47 | 9 | - | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | |||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | - | — | - | |||||||
| Food Poisoning | 7 | — | - | — | — | |||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | — | — | |||||||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||||||
| Pemphigus | 6 | 3 | - | - | — | |||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 3 | - | - | — | |||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | |||||||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Enteric Fever | 15 | 12 | - | 2 | — | |||||||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | |||||||