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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 1955
[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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 3 | 1 | -— | — |
| Food Poisoning | 17 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2,690 | 25 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | -«=- | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia:— | |||||
| Acute Influenzal | 5 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Acute Primary | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis, | 10 | ||||
| Paralytic | 11 | 1 | — | — | |
| Non-Paralytic | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 104 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 217 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
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 | 322 | - |
| 1—4 | 264 | 6 |
| 5—9 | 74 | 408 |
| 10 — 14 | 3 | 251 |
| Total | 663 | 665 |
| Age(in years) at final injection | Children immunised Without preliminary testing | Children who received a boosting dose |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 163 | — |
| 1 — 4 | 160 | 7 |
| 5—9 | 21 | 130 |
| 10 — 14 | 3 | 48 |
| Total | 347 | 185 |
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The number of children who received protective doses against
Whooping Cough was 577, the majority of these being under the
age of four years.
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