London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornchurch 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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CASE RATES FO
R CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES. (Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population.)
Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
| England and Wales | 126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns Resident l'op. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census. | LondoD Adm. Hornchureh. County | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | – |
| Paratyphoid Fevei | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 2.24 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 1.57 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |
| Measles | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 5.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.91 |
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