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Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following "return" cases have occurred during the past six years, a "return" case being one which arises within 28 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 153 | 129 | 2 | 1.5 | 24 | — | — |
| 1925 | 141 | 111 | 1 | .9 | 30 | 3 | 10.0 |
| 1926 | 165 | 143 | 2 | 1.3 | 22 | — | — |
| 1927 | 380 | 301 | 6 | 2.0 | 81 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1928 | 498 | 337 | 11 | 3.2 | 161 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 1929 | 466 | 294 | 7 | 2.3 | 172 | 4 | 2.3 |
(c) Diphtheria.—305 cases were notified as compared with
260 in 1928; 187 in 1927; 148 in 1926; 56 in 1925; 82 in 1924;
131 in 1923. Of the 305 cases, 4 occurred in the Girls' Village
Homes, Barkingside.
(d) Enteric Fever.—Twelve cases were notified in 1929, as
compared with 30 in 1928, 11 in 1927, 6 in 1926, 10 in 1925, and
5 in 1924.
Ten of the cases occurred at Claybury Mental Hospital. The
remaining two cases are mentioned in the Isolation Hospital Section
of this Report. One was due to infection by B. Paratyphoid B,
the source of infection was not discovered; the other to B. Typhosus,
the infection being probably acquired abroad.
(e) Cerebro-spinal Fever.—Three cases were notified, and all
were fatal. One was an Ilford child of 1½ years, who died in
St. Thomas's Hospital.
The other cases were children of 1½ years and 5 years. Both
were Dagenham residents, but in-patients of the Ilford Emergency
Hospital.
(f) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Six cases were notified during
1929, as compared with 4 in 1928; 2 in 1927; 3 in 1926; and 3 in