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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1928.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | At all Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Seven Kings | North Hainault | Loxford | Clementswood | South Hainault | Goodmayes | |||
| Smallpox | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 502 | 60 | 379 | 40 | 20 | 1 | - | 53 | 55 | 98 | 40 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 89 | 341 | |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 260 | 1 | 40 | 144 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 72 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 203 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para Typhoid) | 30 | — | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 92 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 12 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | - | — | 1 | I | 3 | — | - | 2 | 6 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Letharigrica | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dysentery | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 31 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 118 | — | - | 1 | 32 | 63 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 19 | - | |
| Other Forms | 35 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1095 | 11 | 129 | 571 | 129 | 173 | 67 | 15 | 96 | 109 | 159 | 165 | 133 | 106 | 108 | 219 | 591 |