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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 1950
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Encephalitis, Acute | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Malaria | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1001 | 10 | 8 | - | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Opththalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Pemphigus | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pneumonia .— | - | ||||
| Acute Influenzal | 3 | 1 | - | _ | 41 |
| Acute Primary | 48 | 6 | - | - | |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | |||||
| Paralytic | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nonparalytic | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 212 | 23 | 9 | - | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 561 | 15 | 9 | - | - |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year :—
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 131
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised with-
out preliminary testing 1,088
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 242
Immunisation by General Practitioners.
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 27
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 174
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 38