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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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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 | 3 | 6 | 7 | _ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | 27 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | 23 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 67 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Entcrie Fever | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 15 | ||
| Erysipelas | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Food Poisoning | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Measles | 4 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 66 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Pemphigus | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| Pneumonia— | ||||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 91 | ||
| Influenzal | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 7 | . 9 | 3 | _ | _ | – | 20 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | _ | 39 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 142 | ||
| Smallpox | _ | _ | _ | – | _ | _ | – | – | _ | _ | – | – | ||
| Whooping Cough | – | 10 | 2 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 12 | ||
| Notified. | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green. | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals. | Admitted to other Hospitals. | Deaths Registered. | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 27 | 25 | – | – | 9 | |||||||||
| Diphtheria | 67 | 67 | _ | – | 5 | |||||||||
| .Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | 26 | 9 | – | 1 | – | |||||||||
| Food Poisoning | 2 | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Measles | 66 | 1 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Pemphigus | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Pneumonia— | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 91 | 37 | – | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
| Influenzal | 19 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | 8 | – | – | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 142 | 78 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | |||||||||