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Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table II. shows the number of cases of infectious disease
notified during 1925, arranged according to age and distributed
in wards. Of these 69 occurred in institutions as follows:-
Claybury Mental Hospital:-
Pneumonia 21 cases.
Dysentery 4 cases.
Erysipelas 8 cases.
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary 7 cases.
,, Other forms 2 cases.
Enteric Fever 4 cases.
46 cases.
Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village Homes:-
Scarlet Fever 5 cases.
Diphtheria2 cases.
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary 6 cases.
,, Other forms 3 cases.
16 cases.
West Ham Mental Hospital:-
Diphtheria 1 case.
Emergency Hospital:-
Pneumonia 5 cases.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 case.
Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions) the following table shows the percentage isolated in hospitals:-
| Scarlet Fever | 79.4 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 98.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 33.3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 50.0 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica |
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the chief infectious diseases during 1925 was 199, classified as follows:-
| Enteric Fever | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Diphtheria | |
| Measles | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Influenza | 19 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 81 |
| ,, Other forms | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 59 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 13 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 |
| 199 |