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Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Small-pox Hospital Accommodation.—The agreement with the
County Borough of West Ham made in 1922 (vide Annual
Report, 1922), is still in force, the following being parties to it :—
East Ham, Ilford, Romford Joint Hospital Board, Waltham Joint
Hospital Board, Barking, Billericay, Wanstead, Epping Rural and
Urban, Ongar Rural District Council, Brentwood, Loughton
U.D.C., and West Ham.
The six-monthly contribution by Ilford for the six months
ended September, 1925, was £94 16s. 9d.
(b) Scarlet Fever.—1146 cases were notified in 1925, as compared
with 157 in 1924, 131 in 1923, 252 in 1922, and 461 in 1921.
Of the 146, 5 cases occurred in the Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside.
One death from Scarlet Fever occurred in Ilford in 1925.
This was a child who had been in the Isolation Hospital suffering
from Scarlet Fever complicated by Endocarditis; from the latter
complaint she subsequently succumbed at home.
The following "return" cases have occurred during the past five years, a "return" case being one which arises within twenty-eight days of the freedom of the primary case from isolation:-
| Year. | Cases notified (excluding institutions). | Admitted to Isolation Hospital. | "Return" Hospital Cases. | Per Cent. | Home Cases. | Cases arising in same house. | Per Cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 309 | 269 | 9 | 3.3 | 40 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 1922 | 191 | 162 | 7 | 4.3 | 29 | - | - |
| 1923 | 124 | 115 | 4 | 3.4 | 9 | - | - |
| 1924 | 153 | 129 | 2 | 1.5 | 24 | - | - |
| 1925 | 141 | 111 | 1 | .9 | 30 | 31 | 10.0 |
*The details regarding these three cases are of interest. The
primary case had been ill since 23rd September; she was isolated
and treated at home until peeling occurred. She was then notified