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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| England and Wales | Borough of Wanstead & Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.05 | 0.78 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.73 | 0.72 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 11.88 | 10.51 |
| Pneumonia | 0.59 | 0.51 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis): | ||
| Paralytic | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.00 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | ||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 14.0 | 62.33 |