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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.- C orrected N otifications of I nfectious D iseases for the Y ear 1957
| 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 | 245 | - | 58 | 189 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 150 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 63 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 85 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 61 | - | - | - | 26 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | - | - | 61 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 17 | - | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Meningoccocal Infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 100 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 15 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Erysipelas | 33 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 126 | - | 1 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 12 |
| Other Forms | 10 | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria-Believed contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Rheumatism | 7 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Measles | 1978 | 44 | 828 | 1100 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 195 | 138 | 122 | 84 | 119 | 122 | 234 | 172 | 93 | 153 | 270 | 276 | 22 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 268 | 17 | 122 | 122 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 12 | 32 | 53 | 30 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 22 | - | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 3.028 | 75 | 1032 | 1478 | 86 | 163 | 135 | 59 | 259 | 205 | 172 | 142 | 172 | 217 | 371 | 296 | 192 | 320 | 348 | 334 | 237 | 99 |
*Included in the figures in these columns are cases notified in previous years as well as 1957.