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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1.—Infectious Diseases Generally.—During 1936, 950
cases were notified, as compared with 964 in 1935.
The following diseases are notifiable to the Medical Officer
of Health:—
Smallpox.
Cholera.
Diphtheria.
Membranous Croup.
Erysipelas.
Scarlatina or
Scarlet Fever.
Typhus Fever.
Typhoid Fever.
Enteric Fever.
Relapsing Fever.
Continued Fever.
Puerperal Fever.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Pemphigus Neonatorum.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Plague.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Tuberculosis.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Dysentry (including amoebic
and bacillary dysentery).
Malaria.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Acute Polio-Encephalitis.
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
Anthrax.
Acute Rheumatism (up to 16 years).
In addition to the above infectious diseases notifiable to the Medical
Officer of Health, certain industrial diseases are notifiable to the Chief Inspector
of Factories, by medical practitioners under Section 73 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, and Statutory Rules and Orders 1775, 1170 and 1505.
These are cases of lead, phosphorus, arsenical, mercurical, carbon bisulphide,
aniline and chronic benzene poisoning, anthrax, toxic jaundice,
epitheliomatous or chrome ulceration, contracted in any factory or workshop.
Table II shows the number of cases of infectious diseases notified during 1936, arranged according to age and distribution in wards. Of these 113 were notified from institutions as follows:
| Claybury Mental Hospital:— | |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 |
| Erysipelas Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 9 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| 13 | |