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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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The following table shows the position of vaccination for the last year:—
| 1. | Successfully vaccinated | 478 |
| 2. | Insusceptible | 2 |
| 3. | Conscientious objectors | 794 |
| 4. | Died before vaccination | 43 |
| 5. | Postponed by medical certificate | 54 |
| 6. | Removed | 36 |
| 7. | Unaccounted for at present | 282 |
There is no striking deviation from the normal in
the above enumeration.
No vaccinations were performed during the year
by the Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health
(Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
Tuberculosis.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notification. | Brought to notice other than by Form A | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonarv | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1- | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | - |
| 5- | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| 10- | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | - |
| 15- | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 20- | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 25- | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | - |
| 35- | 15 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | - |
| 45- | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | - |
| 55- | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | - |
| 65 & | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | - |
| upwards | __ | |||||||||||
| 64 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 3 | |