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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Notified | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green | Admitted to other isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | Deaths Registered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | -_ | - | — |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | — |
| Enteric | - | - | -_ | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | — |
| Food Poisoning | 12 | - | - | - | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | -_ | - | — |
| Measles | 603 | 14 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 3 | - | 1 | — |
| Pemphigus | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia:— | |||||
| Acute Influenzal | 2 | - | 1 | — | 44 |
| Acute Primary | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Polioencephalitis Acute | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | 26 | 25 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 275 | 25 | 13 | 2 | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | 201 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year:—
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 711
Number of PRE SCHOOL children immunised with'
out preliminary testing 1,475
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 346
Immunisation by General Practitioners.
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 10
Number of PRE SCHOOL children immunised with'
out preliminary testing 119
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 5