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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
Ilford 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
During 1913 notifications were received of 643 cases.
| ,, 1912 | „ | „ | „ | 666 | „ |
| 1911 | „ | „ | „ | 578 | „ |
| ,, 1910 | „ | „ | „ | 365 | „ |
| „ 1909 | „ | „ | „ | 525 | „ |
| ,, 1908 | „ | „ | „ | 679 | „ |
| „ 1907 | „ | „ | „ | 651 | „ |
| ,, 1906 | „ | „ | „ | 548 | „ |
| .. 1905 | „ | „ | „ | 446 | „ |
| ,, 1904 | „ | „ | „ | 508 | „ |
| „ 1903 | „ | „ | „ | 364 | „ |
| „ 1902 | „ | „ | „ | 738 | „ |
From institutions in the district the following cases
have been notified during 1913.
L.C.C. Asylum, Claybury. West Ham Borough Asylum.
Erysipelas 1 Nil
THE VILLAGE HOMES, BARKINGSIDE.
Scarlet Fever 4 cases
Diphtheria 17 cases
Erysipelas 3 cases
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Phthisis) 14 cases
Other forms of Tuberculosis 34 cases
On receipt of a notification of infectious disease a visit
is paid to the house by a Sanitary Inspector, and information
obtained as to its possible cause. The water and milk
supply is investigated and the names of persons who have
been in contact with the case. Careful search is also made
for the existence of any nuisance. All the particulars are
reported to the Medical Officer of Health, who then takes
any further steps which may be necessary.