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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidence and set out in the accompanying table:—
| Disease | All Ages | Under lyr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 13 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 12 | l | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 42 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 26 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Measles | 938 | 5 | 352 | 565 | 11 | l | 4 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malaria (contracted) abroad) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 29 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 4 |
| TOTALS | 1077 | 10 | 373 | 593 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 11 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1955, 12 confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups:-
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