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Hornchurch 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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TABLE SHOWING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH

WARD DURING THE YEAR 1953.

DISEASETotal Cases NotifiedWARDSNo. of Cases Hospitalised
CranhamElm ParkEmerson ParkHarold WoodNorthwestRainhamThamesideTownUpminster
Scarlet Fever20433220232735791211
Poliomyelitis Paralytic8-2-11-22-7
Non-Paralytic1————1————1
Pneumonia26—3358—3319
Meningococcal Infection41——-1—1—14
Dysentery5—1111——1—4
Infective Hepatitis171211071400
Measles1,2366108163892741901112544111
Whooping Cough49571043843563313358239
Food Poisoning7——111—2—21
Puerperal Pyrexia5——1—11—2—3
Malaria(contracted abroad)1—————1———1
Erysipelas16——423—16—2
Encephalitis Infective1-—————1——1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum4————1—12——
TOTALS2,030182522321663752352614118064