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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.— Corrected Notifications of Infectious Diseases for the Year 1955
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | At all Ages | Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital | * Total Deaths | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Loxford | Clementswood | Mayfield | Goodmayes | Fairlop | Clayhall | Barkingside | N. Hainault | Seven Kings | S. Hainault | ||||
| Smallpox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 136 | - | 24 | 108 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | _ | 9 | 10 | 32 | 26 | - |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 139 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 83 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 64 | — | — | — | 24 | 40 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | - | - | 63 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9! | 2 | 2 | - | 2, | 25 | 1 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Meningoccocal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 36 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 123 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 19 |
| Other Forms | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anthrax | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria—Believed contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Rheumatism | 12 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 11 | - |
| Measles | 2,961 | 63 | 1,295 | 1,589 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 283 | 84 | 135 | 185 | 204 | 261 | 257 | 448 | 396 | 281 | 96 | 331 | 127 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 518 | 44 | 200 | 266 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 82 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 69 | 64 | 79 | 61 | 64 | 20 | 11 | 22, | - |
| Food Poisoning | 50 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 4 | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 4,101 | 119 | 1,547 | 2.032 | 87 | 154 | 111 | 51 | 409 | 140 | 165 | 241 | 256 | 366 | 398 | 583 | 518 | 443 | 155 | 427 | 444 | 107 |
* Included in the figures in these columns are cases notified in previous years as well as 1955.