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Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION IV.— PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
1. Infectious Disease Generally.— During 1923, 499
cases were notified, as compared with 713 in 1922.
Table II. shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during 1923, arranged according to age and distributed in wards. Of these 67 occurred in institutions as follows:
| Claybury Mental Hospital:— | |
| Pneumonia | 6 cases. |
| Dysentery | 28 cases. |
| Erysipelas | 1 case. |
| Tuberculosis - pulmonary | 7 cases. |
| ,, Other forms | 1 case. |
| 43 cases. | |
| Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village Homes:— | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 cases. |
| Diphtheria | 7 „ |
| Pneumonia | 2 „ |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 5 „ |
| „ Other forms | 1 case. |
| 22 cases. | |
| Ilford Emergency Hospital: — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 cases. |
Table II. shows the number of cases of infectious disease
notified during 1923, arranged according to age and distributed
in wards. Of these 67 occurred in institutions as follows:
Claybury Mental Hospital:—
Pneumonia
6 cases.
Dysentery
28 cases.
Erysipelas
1 case.
Tuberculosis - pulmonary
7 cases.
,, Other forms
1 case.
43 cases.
Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village Homes:—
Scarlet Fever
7 cases.
Diphtheria
7 „
Pneumonia
2 „
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary
5 „
„ Other forms
1 case.
22 cases.
Ilford Emergency Hospital: —
Puerperal Fever
2 cases.
Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions)
the following table shows the percentage isolated in
hospitals:—
Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions) the following table shows the percentage isolated in hospitals:—