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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
Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table showing Incidence of, and Deaths from, Infectious Disease, 1925, in age groups.
| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Under 1 yr. | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | Under 1 yr. | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 140 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 112 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 56 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 52 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 103 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 11 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria - believed to be contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ - believed to be contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |