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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 1954
[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 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| food Poisoning | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Malarii | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 109 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | I | — | — |
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | 1 | — | ;—. | — |
| Pneumonia:— | |||||
| Acute Influenzal | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Primary | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute:— | |||||
| Paralytic | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 242 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 273 | 7 | 2 | 1 | I |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
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 | 480 | — |
| 1—4 | 401 | 13 |
| 5 — 9 | 69 | 548 |
| 10 — 14 | 11 | 235 |
| Total | 961 | 796 |
| Immunisation by General Practitioners. | ||
| Age (in yean) at final injection | Children immunised Without preliminary testing | Children who received a boosting dose |
| Under 1 | 214 | — |
| 1 — 4 | 221 | 35 |
| 5 — 9 | 27 | 217 |
| 10 — 14 | 6 | 54 |
| Total | 468 | 306 |
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The number of children who received protective doses against
Whooping Cough was 889, the majority of these being under the
age of four years.