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Hornchurch 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1952.
Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
| England and Wales | 160 C.B.s and Great Towns (including London.) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000/50,000 at 1951 Census). | London Admin. County. | Horn church. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal infection ... | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 2.35 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 4.89 |
| Diphtheria ... | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — |
| Erysipelas ... | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 11.39 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.33 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Food poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| Rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.87 | 23.94 | 10.22 | 30.77 | 3.22 |