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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| School. | Dept. | AGE GROUP. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 + | |||
| Brought forward | 39 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | - | 6 | 143 | |
| Kingsley Hall | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lymington Road | B. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ,, | G. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Marley | B. G. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - 1 | 1 1 | — | 1 2 |
| Marsh Green | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| ,, | I. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Park | M. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Parsloes | I. | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| ,, | M. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| ,, | G. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Rush Green | I. | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| ,, | M. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| St. Joseph's R.C. | I. | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| ,, | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| St. Peter's R.C. | I. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| ,, | M. | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| South Wood Lane | I. | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| ,, | B. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Triptons | B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| ,, | G. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Valence Avenue | I. | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| " | B. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| G. | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Village | I. | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Warren | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whalebone | M. | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| ,, | I. | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Schools not in district | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 69 | 63 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 267 | ||
Enteric Fever.
fifteen cases of fever of the Enteric type were
notified, six of which were stated to be Para Typhoid.
AH made complete recoveries.
Each case was investigated and no common source
of infection discovered. It will be remembered that
dring the year there was a widespread incidence of
diseases of this type, but in the areas surrounding
Dagenham they were mostly of a mild form. The