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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 20 | |||||
| Diphtheria | — | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | |||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | |||||
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |||||
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | |||||
| Measles | 5G | 952 | 1037 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | - | — | 2092 | |||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |||||
| Pemphigus | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |||||
| Pneumonia— | |||||||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 90 | |||||
| Influenzal | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -. | - | - | - | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 46 | 95 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 161 | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 36 | 266 | 150 | 11 | 3 | 3. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 474 | |||||
| Notified. | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green. | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals. | Admitted to other Hospitals. | Deaths Registered. | |||||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 20 | 20 | - | - | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 43 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 23 | 14 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Measles | 2092 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| Pemphigus | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Pneumonia— | |||||||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 90 | 24 | — | 9 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Influenzal | 15 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis Acute | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Polioencephalitis Acute | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | 15 | — | —- | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever . | 161 | 101 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | -_ | -_ | -_ | ||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 474 | 16 | - | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||