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Hornchurch 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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NOTIFICATION RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1949.
(Eates per 1,000 Civilian Population.)

Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.

England and Wales126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Admin. County. .Hornchurch.
Typhoid Fever0.010.010.010.01
Paratyphoid Fever0.010.020.010.010.01
Cerebro-spinal Fever0.020.030.020.020.06
Scarlet Fever1.631.721.831.462.06
Whooping Cough2.392.442.391.702.84
Diphtheria0.040.050.040.070.02
Erysipelas0.190.200.190.170.16
Smallpox0.000.000.000.00
Measles8.958.919.188.5416.80
Pneumonia0.800.910.650.550.47
Acute Poliomyelitis0.130.130.120.180.08
Acute Polioencephalitis0.010.010.020.010.01
Food Poisoning0.140.160.140.190.04

Eates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
Puerperal Fever and
and Pyrexia6.31 8.14 -5.30 6.82 2.3
A dash (—) signifies absence of notifications.