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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
Ilford 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1919.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | At all Ages | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 1 5 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Seven Kings | North Hainault | Loxford | Clements wood | South Hainault | |||
| Small Pox | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 231 | - | 34 | 173 | 19 | - | — | — | 19 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 31 | 183 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 260 | - | 32 | 132 | 53 | 19 | 2 | - | 14 | 32 | 33 | 107 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 142 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para Typhoid) | 14 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 46 | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | - | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | - | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | ,— | — | 23 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 42 | — | - | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 138 | — | 1 | 12 | 34 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Other Forms | 42 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Malaria—Stated to be imported to this country | 28 | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Measles | 881 | 15 | 183 | 672 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 115 | 182 | 98 | 21 | 168 | 206 | 91 | 11 |
| German Measles | 49 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — |
| Total | 1770 | 28 | 271 | 1071 | 155 | 157 | 75 | 13 | 171 | 290 | 210 | 230 | 283 | 383 | 203 | 371 |
| The number of cases of infectious disease notified having teen carefully revised will account for any discrepancy that may occur in comparison with the weekly return sent to the Local Government Board and the Essex County Council. | ||||||||||||||||