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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The population of llford has not varied greatly during the past five years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show :—
| Year | Population | No. of Persons added to list (all fonns) | Deaths (all forms) | No. of Persons on register 31st December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 182,700 | 207 | 27 | 1,453 |
| 1955 | 181,700 | 170 | 20 | 1,451 |
| 1956 | 180,600 | 197 | 21 | 1,480 |
| 1957 | 179,600 | 178 | 13 | 1,510 |
| 1958 | 179,000 | 177 | 11 | 1,525 |
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of llford residents during 1958 :—
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5-15 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - |
| 15-25 | 9 | 11 | — | 4 | — | - | - | - |
| 25—45 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 45-65 | 22 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 65-75 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Over 75 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 61 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district: —
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 4 | — |
| Chadwell Heath Hospital | 1 | — |
| Claybury Hospital | 5 | — |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | — | — |
Of the 11 deaths which occurred of llford residents, notification had
previously been made of 8 of the cases. In the other cases the presence
of tuberculosis was discovered as a result of post-mortem.