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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Influenza and Pneumonia.—These diseases showed a lower incidence in
1948 as compared with 1947. The winter of 1948 was comparatively mild.
The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia and the fatality rates throughout the year is shown by the following table.
| Month, 1948 | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | |||||||||
| Isolation Hospital | Other Hospitals | Isolation Hospital | Other Hospitals | |||||||||
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| January | 1 | - | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| February | 2 | — | 7 | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| March | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | —- | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| April | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| May | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| June | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| July | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| September | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| October | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| November | 8 | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| December | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Totals | 44 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 58 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 6 | — | 30 | 2 |
It will be seen from the above figures that of 143 persons notified as
suffering from acute primary pneumonia there were 13 deaths, equal to 9 0
per cent.; and in the case of acute influenzal pneumonia 55 notifications with
4 deaths, equal to 7.2 per cent. Of the 198 persons notified 63 were
admitted to the Isolation Hospital, equal to 31.8 per cent. Of this number
4 persons died, equal to 6.3 per cent.
Tuberculosis.—During the year 1948 there were 255 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 24 of other forms of Tuberculosis. 11
cases of Pulmonary and 2 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
transferred to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1948:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 5-15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15-25 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 25-35 | 26 | 35 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — |
| 35-45 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 45-55 | 29 | 8 | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 55-65 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Over 65 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 150 | 105 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 4 |