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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 662 patients admitted during 1936 were as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 265
Diphtheria 119
Enteric Fever 16
Puerperal Pyrexia 13
Puerperal Fever 3
Pemphigus Neonatorum 2
Tuberculous Diseases 58
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 3
Pneumonia 53
Measles 32
Whooping Cough 12
Dysentery 1
Erysipelas 17
Scabies 5
Acute Rheumatism 11
Under observation 52
Number of deaths in Hospital:—
Diphtheria 4
Scarlet Fever 1
Pneumonia 4
Cancer of lung and Pneumonia 1
Whooping Cough and Pneumonia 2
Measles and Pneumonia 3
Erysipelas 3
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 7
Convulsions 1
Staphylococcal Pyaemia 1
Staphylococcal Septicaemia and Dermatitis 1
Streptococcal Septicaemia 1
Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1936 and 1937 respectively:—
| 1st Jan., 1936. | 1st Jan., 1937. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 43 | 27 |
| Diphtheria | 28 | 11 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 20 | 20 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 10 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 4 | 4 |
| Under observation | 3 | 1 |