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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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AGE GROUPS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS) NOTIFIED IN 1947.
| DISEASE. | At all Ages | At the Ages Specified—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | 1—3 | 3—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 & Over | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 57 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia Enteric or | 24 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Typhoid Fever Cerebro | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| spinal Fever | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 299 | 328 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 60 | 86 | 94 | 137 | 143 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 86 | 93 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 496 | 544 | 23 | 24 | 84 | 87 | 119 | 132 | 197 | 212 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |