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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village Homes:—
| Diphtheria | 4 cases. |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 cases. |
| Erysipelas | 2 cases. |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 5 cases. |
| „ Other forms | 2 cases. |
| 22 cases. |
West Ham Mental Hospital:—
| Scarlet fever | 1 case. |
| Dysentery | 2 cases |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 1 case. |
| 4 cases |
Emergency Hospital:—
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 cases |
| Puerperal fever | 1 case. |
| Erysipelas | 1 case. |
| Pneumonia | 2 cases |
| 6 cases, |
Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions)
the following table shows the percentage isolated in hospitals—
Scarlet Fever 63.9
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 90.1
Enteric Fever 100.0
Puerperal Fever 100.0
Encephalitis Lethargica 100.0