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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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| Notified | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | Registered Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | - | _ | — |
| Dysentery | 24 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | _ | — | |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malaria | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 1,112 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | - | - | — | - |
| Pemphigus | — | - | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia: — | |||||
| Acute Influenzal | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 41 |
| Acute Primary | 40 | o 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute:— | |||||
| Paralytic | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Non-Paralytic | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 236 | 17 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 766 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — |
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year:—
| Age (in years) at final injection | Children immunised without preliminary testing | Children who received a boosting dose |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 462 | |
| 1 — 4 | 384 | 10 |
| 5— 9 | 106 | 635 |
| 10 — 14 | 14 | 276 |
| Total | 966 | 921 |
| Age (in years) at final injection | Children immunised without preliminary testing | Children who received a boosting dose |
| Under 1 | 156 | — |
| 1 — 4 | 182 | 15 |
| 5 — 9 | 27 | 190 |
| 10 — 14 | 6 | 31 |
| Total | 371 | 236 |
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The number of children who received protective doses against
Whooping Cough was 423, the majority of these being between
the ages of one and four years.