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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 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 (including Institutions). | Admitted to Isolation Hospital. | "Return" Hospital Cases. | Per Cent. | Home Cases | Cases arising in same house. | Per Cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 257 | 206 | 7 | 3.4 | 44 | — | — |
| 1933 | 406 | 321 | 9 | 2.1 | 58 | — | — |
| 1934 | 461 | 326 | 19 | 5.8 | 94 | — | — |
| 1935 | 357 | 266 | 8 | 3.0 | 60 | — | — |
| 1936 | 349 | 265 | 10 | 3.7 | 65 | 1 | 1.5 |
(c) Diphtheria.—137 cases were notified in 1936 as compared
with 189 in 1935; 343 in 1934; 150 in 1933; 85 in 1932; 201 in
1931; 330 in 1930; 305 in 1929; 260 in 1928; 187 in 1927; 148
in 1926. One death occurred at Brook L.C.C. Hospital of an
Ilford resident, having been transferred from the London
Hospital. Four deaths occurred at the Ilford Isolation Hospital.
The following table shows the number of children Schick
Tested and immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics held at the Public
Health Offices and the Mayesbrook School Clinic.