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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080A | Iced Bun Ring | Informal | Contained a fly; no evidence to show that it had been baked in the bun | Complaint was drawn to the attention of the manufacturer. Lack of evidence |
| 1081A | Yoghourt | Informal | Contained fragments of leaf tissue | Manufacturer warned |
| 1101A | Bread | Informal | Contained insect web, insect excreta, pupae chambers and other insect remains | Manufacturer warned |
| 1106A | Wine Aperitif | Informal | In a turbid condition with a substantial deposit | Manufacturer warned |
| 1107A | Vermouth | Informal | Slightly deficient in proof spirit | Formal sample taken |
| 2672 | Pork Sausages | Formal | 10% deficient in meat | Manufacturer warned |
| 2681 | Pork Sausages | Formal | 10% deficient in meat | Manufacturer warned |
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
Notifiable Diseases (Other than Tuberculosis)
| Under 1 yr. | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | l0- | 15— | Over 25 yrs | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 76 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | - | 2 | - | 58 | |||||
| Measles | 13 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 109 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 214 | |||||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||
| Under 5 yrs. | 5—14 | 15—44 | 45—64 | 65 and over | Total | ||||||||||
| Pneumonia:— | |||||||||||||||
| Acute Primary | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| Acute Influenzal | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Encephalitis, Acute:— | |||||||||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Post Infectious | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Paratyphoid B | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Typhoid | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||