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Hornchurch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN
THE YEAR 1947.
(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 Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Admin. County. | Hornchurch. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.22 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 1.79 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 6.29 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.13 | ||||
| A dash (—) signifies that there were no notifications. | |||||