Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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SECTION F
(See also pages 2 & 3 )
No of Cases | Admission to Hospitals | Deaths | |
---|---|---|---|
Acute Encephalitis Post Infective | 1 | 1 | |
Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 3 | 3 | |
Non-paralytic | 1 | 1 | |
Actue Primary Pneumonia | 34 | 5 | |
Dysentery | 40 | 5 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | - | |
Food Poisoning | 10 | 1 | |
Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | |
Measles | 1040 | 11 | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 51 | 1 | |
Tuberculosis Respiratory | 32 | 8 | 8 |
Meninges and C.N.S. | - | - | - |
Others | 4 | 1 | - |
Whooping Cough | 38 | 2 | |
1,259 | 40 | 8 |
Diphtheria.
There were no cases during the year. The free immunisation
of children by general practitioners and at clinics has been
maintained.
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