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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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The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1936 was 192, as against 157 in 1935.
| 1936. | 1936. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 5 |
| Measles | — | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 |
| Influenza | 16 | 21 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 60 | 72 |
| Other forms | 10 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 58 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 14 | 10 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 157 | 192 |
The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the following infectious diseases for the past five years:—
| 1936. | 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 349 | 357 | 461 | 406 | 257 |
| Diphtheria | 137 | 189 | 343 | 150 | 85 |
| Enteric Fever | 17 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 21 |
| Pneumonia | 130 | 69 | 159 | 152 | 126 |
(a) Smallpox.—Notifications of 6 persons who had been in contact with
cases of Smallpox in other districts were received. All these were visited by
the Sanitary Inspectors for the usual period.
No case of Smallpox occurred.
The following gives particulars as to Vaccination during 1936:—
| Certificates of Successful Vaccination | 1,029 |
| Postponed | 107 |
| Conscientious Objections | 842 |
| Unsuccessful Vaccination | 5 |
| Left the District | 132 |
(b) Scarlet Fever.—349 cases were notified in 1936, as compared
with 357 in 1935; 461 in 1934; 406 in 1933; 257 in 1932;
218 in 1931; 287 in 1930; 476 in 1929; 502 in 1928; 387 in 1927;
171 in 1926. One death occurred at the Ilford Isolation Hospital
four days after admission. The patient had developed the disease
in King George Hospital following an operation for Empyema.