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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Influenza and Pneumonia.—These diseases showed a higher incidence in 1949 as compared with 1948.
The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
| Month, 1949 | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | |||||
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| January | 6 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| February | 16 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | — | 19 | 5 |
| March | 9 | 1 | 17 | - | 18 | 2 | 8 | — |
| April | 4 | — | 6 | - | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| May | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| J une | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| July | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| August | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| September | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| October | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| November | 1 | — | 11 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| December | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 71 | 5 | 80 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 50 | 7 |
It will be seen from the above figures that of 151 persons notified as
suffering from acute primary pneumonia there were 12 deaths, equal to 7'9
per cent.; and in the case of acute influenzal pneumonia 90 notifications with
10 deaths, equal to 11.1 per cent.
3. Tuberculosis.—During the year 1949 there was 159 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 25 of other forms of Tuberculosis. 19
cases of Pulmonary and 9 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
transferred to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1949: —
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5-15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| 15-25 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | — | 1 |
| 25-35 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 16 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 6 | — | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Over 65 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 96 | 63 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 |