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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: prevalence of, and control over, infectious and other diseases.NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).

prevalence of, and control over, infectious and other diseases.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).

Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and overNo ageNon-CivilianTotal
Cerebro-Spinal Fever-----1--1-----2
Diphtheria---I-8-12-----12
Dysentery-24II9-26-1---26
Encephalitis Lcthargica---------------
Enteric Fever---------------
Erysipelas1----1--55141--27
Food Poisoning-------12-3---6
Measles814121617871192-----176
Ophthalmia Neonatorum2-------------2
Pemphigus3-------------3
Pneumonia-
Acute Primary161155514I5310138--96
Influenzal-------125----9
Poliomyelitis Acute----1---------1
Polioencephalitis Acutc---------------
Puerperal Pyrexia-------2132--1-18
Scarlet Fever29n10151014193-I--1205
Smallpox---------------
Whooping Cough6354594350124825-2-2-412
-------------11

Table: NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis.)

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis.)

Notified.Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green.Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals.Admitted to other Hospitals.Deaths Registered.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever22--1
Diphtheria1212--2
Dysentery267---
Encephalitis Lethargica-----
enteric Fever-----
Erysipelas276-1-
Food Poisoning6----
Measles17681--
Ophthalmia Neonatorum22---
1 emphigus Pneumonia:-31---
Acute Primary9630-246
Influenzal94--
Poliomyelitis Acute11---
polioencephalitis Acute-----
Puerperal Pyrexia1811---
Scarlet Fever20575---
Smallpox-----
hooping Cough41221--3
Malaria11---