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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Under year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | _ | 14 | 26 | 80 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 151 |
| Whooping Cough | 60 | 117 | 155 | 150 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 492 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis:- | ||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Measles | 48 | 347 | 452 | 546 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1407 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Under 5 years | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia:- | ||||||
| Acute Primary | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| Acute Influenzal | - | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | |
| Dysentery | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 28 | |
| Smallpox | — | - | ||||
| Encephalitis, Acute:- | ||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | |||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | ||||
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Erysipelas | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | - | 26 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 14 | 14 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | 5 | |||
| Pemphigus | - | - | - | |||
| Malaria (Foreign Origin) | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |