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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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In addition 28 samples of ice lollies were submitted for examination;
five were unsatisfactory. In each case the lollies were
manufactured outside the Borough. The local authorities concerned
were notified.
Food Poisoning Outbreaks
During the year 8 cases of food poisoning were notified; in only
2 single cases were the causative organisms identified.
It will be interesting to see what effect de-rationing of meat
has on the incidence of food poisoning. The expected reduction of
made-up meat dishes, which are common causes of alimentary
infections, gives hope for a diminished incidence of this condition.
| Under 1 year | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 and over | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 20 | 37 | 152 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 236 | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 76 | 189 | 205 | 286 | 8 | I | 1 | 766 | ||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis:— | ||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | — | — | 2 | — | —- | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Non-Paralytic | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| Measles | 41 | 230 | 359 | 456 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1,112 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Under 5 years | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Total | |||||||||
| Pneumonia:— | ||||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 40 | ||||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| Dysentery | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | 24 | ||||||||
| Encephalitis. Acute:— | ||||||||||||||
| Infective | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Post-Infectious | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||||||
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 8 | ||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | ||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||||||
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Malaria (Foreign Origin) | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | - | |||||||||