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Of the cases notified, the following table shows the percentage treated in
institutions, including those who were treated in the institutions from which
they were notified : —
Scarlet Fever 53.7
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup lOO.O
Puerperal Pyrexia 94.3
Pneumonia 46.4
Acute Poliomyelitis 97.0
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following
infectious diseases during 1948 and 1949 were as follows: —
1948 1949
Scarlet Fever — —
Enteric Fever — —
Diphtheria — —
Acute Poliomyelitis 1 4
Measles — 1
Whooping Cough — 1
Influenza 8 18
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary 62 48
Other forms 7 5
Pneumonia 50 70
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 1 1
Cerebro-spinal Fever 3 1
Puerperal Sepsis — 1
Total132 150
The year 1949, on the whole, showed a lower incidence of infectious
disease than 1948. The number of cases of measles notified was 1,663 as
compared with 2,937 the previous year.
(a) Smallpox.—No cases were notified during 1949. Notifications
regarding 43 persons who had been in contact with cases of Smallpox on
board ship were received. These were visited by the Sanitary Inspectors,
489 visits being paid.
The following gives particulars as to Vaccination during 1949: —
Certificates of Successful Vaccination 831
Re-Vaccination 264
Under the National Health Service Act, 1946, compulsory vaccination
was abolished, and from 5th July, 1948, this service became the responsibility
of the Essex County Council vide Section 26 of the National Health Service
Act, 1948.
(b) Scarlet Fever.—402 cases were notified in 1949. There were no
deaths from this disease.