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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 1938
[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 | 576 |
| 2. | Insusceptible | Nil |
| 3. | Conscientious objectors | 762 |
| 4. | Died before vaccination | 35 |
| 5. | Postponed by medical certificate | 39 |
| 6. | Removed | 48 |
| 7. | Unaccounted for at present | 229 |
The above table shows an increase in the numbers
successfully vaccinated and a decrease in the number of
conscientious objectors.
No vaccinations were performed during the year by
the Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health
(Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notification. | Brought to notice other than by Form A | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5- | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10- | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 15- | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20- | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 25- | 19 | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| 35- | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 45- | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — |
| 55- | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 67 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | |