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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
| Month, 1951 | 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 | 11 | 1 | 19 | — | 16 | 5 | 47 | 6 |
| February | 10 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| March | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| April | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| May | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| June | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| July | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| November | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| December | 7 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 57 | 4 | 70 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 66 | 8 |
It will be seen from the above figures that of 127 persons who suffered
from acute primary pneumonia there were 10 deaths, equal to 7.8 per cent.;
and in the case of acute influenzal pneumonia 98 persons with 14 deaths,
equal to 14.2 per cent.
(h) Tuberculosis.—During the year 1951 there was 211 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 28 of other forms of Tuberculosis. 16 cases
of Pulmonary and 5 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were transferred
to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1951:—
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | — |
| 15-25 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 25-35 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 35—45 | 27 | 6 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 15 | 9 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 55-65 | 15 | - | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - | - |
| Over 65 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 126 | 85 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 |