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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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These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidence and set out in the accompanying table:
| Disease | All Ages | Under 1 yi | 1-5 . yrs | 5-10 yrs | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 48 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | — | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 31 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 46 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 27 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 643 | 15 | 335 | 284 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 17 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| TOTALS | 840 | 18 | 381 | 324 | 19 | 31 | 42 | 16 | 9 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1959 two confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups.
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