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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Section F.
Prevalence of, and control over, Infectious and other diseases.
1. The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year together with cases admitted to hospital and number of deaths.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 50 | 9 | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 10 | 17 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 5 | 2 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 7 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | - |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 1 | - |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | - | - | |
| Measles | 451 | 4 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 242 | 2 | 2 |
| Scabies | 19 | - | - |
2. Diphtheria Immunisation and Vaccination
The number of children who completed a full course of primal')
immunisation during the year is set out below: —
Under 5 years 773
5 to 14 years 81
Total 854
The number of children who received a secondary or re-inforcing
injection was 101.
The number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the period
5th July, 1948, to 31st December, 1948, were:—
Under 1 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15 or over Total
Primary Vaccination 142 26 33 4 205
Re-vaccination 8 — 4 21 33
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