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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 1942
[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 I | 65 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Diphtheria | - | 6 | 16 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Measles | 22 | 261 | 352 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 641 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Pemphigus | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Pneumonia- | ||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 83 |
| Influenzal | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Polioencephalitis Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 109 | 222 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 377 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 29 | 97 | 52 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 184 |
Notified.
Admitted
to
Isolation
Hospital,
Rush
Green.
Admitted
to other
Isolation
Hospitals.
Admitted
to other
Hospitals.
Deaths
Registered.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 8 8 - - 4
Diphtheria 31 30 - 1
Dysentery 1 1 - - -
Encephalitis Lethargica - - - - -
Enteric Fever - - - - -
Erysipelas 26 11 - - -
Food Poisoning 4 - - - -
Measles 641 12 — — 1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 7 4 - - 1
Pemphigus 17 17 - - -
Pneumonia—
Acute Primary 83 32 1 2
Influenzal 3 - - -1 54
Poliomyelitis Acute 11 - - 1
Polioencephalitis Acute - - - - -
Puerperal Pyrexia 23 12 - 1 1
Scarlet Fever 377 179 2 - -
Smallpox - - - - -
Whooping Cough 184 11 2 1 7