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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
Chigwell 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 97 | 149 | 96 | 83 | 52 |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 53 | 46 | 35 | 22 |
| Typhoid, including Paratyphoid | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis | |||||
| (1) Pulmonary | 35 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 28 |
| (2) Other Forms | 13 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | l | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 41 | 64 | 39 | 28 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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