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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
| Under 1 yr. | 1 - | 2 - | 3 - | 4 - | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | Oyer 25 yrs | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 43 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 63 | |
| Measles | 33 | 56 | 104 | 78 | 97 | 321 | 8 | 4 | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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| Under 5 yrs | 5 - 14 | 15 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia: | ||||||
| Acute Primary | - | 9 | ||||
| Acute Influenzal | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis, Acute: | ||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Paratyphoid B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - | ||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Notified | Admitted to Rush Green Hospital | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis, Acute: | ||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | 701 | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia: | ||||
| Acute Primary | 9 | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Influenzal | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 43 | - | - | 1 |
| Typhoid | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 63 | 1 | - | 1 |