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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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Two were admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital. The remaining four were treated at home by private medical practitioners.
| Notified. | Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated. At Home. In Hospital. | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
(g) Acute Influenzal and Acute Primary Pneumonia.—146
cases of Pneumonia were notified (of which 16 were in institutions),
compared with 92 in 1928; 139 in 1927; 73 in 1926; and 103 in
1925.
(h) Encephalitis Lethargica.—One case was notified during the
year. He was a boy of 7 years, and was first admitted to the Ilford
Emergency Hospital, afterwards being transferred to Oldchurch
Hospital, Romford. He was still in this Institution at the end of
the year.
(i) Plague.—No contacts of cases of this disease were received
during the year.
(j) Puerperal Fever.—There were 8 cases of this disease notified
during the year.
Five of these were treated at the Isolation Hospital (of which
2 were fatal), 2 at the Emergency Hospital (1 of which was fatal)
and 1 at the London Hospital.
(k) Puerperal Pyrexia.—Nine notifications were received, 1
being subsequently notified as Puerperal Fever.