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Wanstead and Woodford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Sample No. 20 was produced locally. Investigation was made at the
premises and advice giyen with some good result, for sample No. 24—
120,000 count, showed some improvement, but the presence of faecal
contamination was not obviated. It was not possible to take further samples
as the manufacturer ceased production.
Sample No. 23 was unsatisfactory and was the product of a local
maker and showed a drop in the standard as indicated in Sample No. 15
-66,000 count. This manufacturer reconsidered his method of production
and ceased making until his new plant was finally installed.
The registration of premises, manufacturers and vendors is made in
connection with the Essex County Council Act of 1933, and the numbers
on the register up to the end of the year 1946 were as follows:—
Manufacturers 22
Vendors 64
Essex County Council Ice Cream Registrations
Number of premises newly registered in 1947 5
Number of Vendors newly registered in 1947 9
Section F.
Prevalence of, and control over, Infectious and other diseases.
1. The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year cases admitted to hospital and number of deaths.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 16 | — |
| Diptheria | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneurnonia | 76 | 28 | 30 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 4 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 10 | 10 | — |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Ecephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 8 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | 3 | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | —- |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | — | — | — |
| Measles | 943 | 12 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 238 | 5 | — |
| Scabies | 37 | — | — |