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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following gives particulars as to Vaccination during 1931:
Certificates of Successful Vaccination 1,058
Postponed 110
Conscientious Objections 811
Unsuccessful Vaccination 25
Left the District 106
(b) Scarlet Fever.—218 cases were notified in 1931, as
compared with 287 in 1930; 476 in 1929; 502 in 1928; 387 in
1927; 171 in 1926; 146 in 1925.
The following "return'' cases have occurred during the past five 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1930 | 283 | 189 | 3 | 1.5 | 94 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1931 | 216 | 180 | 1 | .5 | 36 | 2 | 5.5 |
(c) Diphtheria.—201 cases were notified in 1931 as compared
with 330 in 1930; 305 in 1929; 260 in 1928; 187 in 1927; 148 in
1926; 56 in 1925. Of the 330 cases, 9 were notified from the
Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside, and 4 from King George
Hospital.
The Schick Testing and Immunising of children has been
continued, and the following table shows the number Schick Tested