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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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Scarlet Fever.
This disease also shows a very marked fall, and
despite the fact that it was only possible to admit 78 out
of the 142 cases to hospital, no deaths occurred from this
disease, thus Scarlet Fever continues to become less virulent.
Tuberculosis.
| 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- | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2. | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | — |
| 10- | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15- | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — |
| 20- | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 25- | 10 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
| 35- | 17 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — |
| 45- | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 55- | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 1 | |
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. on register 1st Jan., 1940 | 349 | 267 | 132 | 117 |
| During the year :— | ||||
| New Notifications | 62 | 37 | 5 | 9 |
| Deaths | 34 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| Transfers into area | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Transfers out of area | 22 | 25 | 6 | 5 |
| No. on register 31st Dec., 1940 | 375 | 266 | 131 | 124 |