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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 1952
[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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1,847 | 25 | 3 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | 3 | — | 7 | — |
| Pneumonia:— | 32 | ||||
| Acute Influenzal | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| Acute Primary | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute:— | 1 | ||||
| Paralytic | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Non-paralytic | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 290 | 13 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 302 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the
year:—
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 102
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 1,000
Number of SCHOOL children who received a boosting
dose 610
Immunisation by General Practitioners.
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 27
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 247
Number of SCHOOL children who received a boosting
dose 132
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The number of children who received protective doses against
Whooping Cough was 115, the majority of these being between the
ages of one and four years.