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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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Table: Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—

Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—

Respiratory TuberculosisNon-Respiratory Tuberculosis
King George Hospital53
Claybury Hospital2—
Goodmayes Hospital51
Ilford Isolation Hospital7—
Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes11

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Of the 41 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 40 of the cases. In the remaining case the presence
of Tuberculosis was only discovered as a result of post mortem examination.

Table: During the year 1951 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—

During the year 1951 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—

PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Ilford Residents383
Non-Residents—
Claybury Hospital10-
Goodmayes Hospital2—
Ilford Isolation Hospital19—
King George Hospital11

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Non-
Pulmonary Pulmonary Total
Number of cases on register, 1st January,
1951 1,221 180 1,401
Number of cases entered on register during
the year 227 33 260
Number of cases removed from the register
during the year:—
NonPul.
Pul.
Recovered 60 20
Deceased 52 3
Left District 73 11
Lost sight of 7 3
Diagnosis not established 5 1
— 197 38 235
Number of cases remaining on register on
31st December, 1951 1,251 175 1,426
Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis
Nurses. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors
during the year, a visit being made to each patient every six months; 1,226
persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:—
Pulmonary Other
Cases Cases
Condition good 663 98
Condition fairly good 174 32
Condition poorly 77 3
In sanatoria 97 4
No information as to present condition 35 3
Removed from district, etc. 33 7
1,079 147