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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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16 days previous to the onset of the illness. Another case
was notified from West Ham Hospital, cause of infection
unknown. In the third case no probable source of infection
could be traced.
ERYSIPELAS.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Par cent. of Cases Notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 32 | 1 | 01 | 3.12 |
| 1912 | 57 | 3 | 03 | 3.51 |
| 1911 | 45 | 1 | 01 | 2.22 |
| 1910 | 42 | 2 | 02 | 4.76 |
| 1909 | 62 | 2 | 02 | 3.23 |
| 1908 | 56 | 3 | 04 | 5.35 |
| 1907 | 60 | 2 | 02 | 3.33 |
| 1906 | 52 | 1 | 01 | 1.92 |
| 1905 | 48 | 3 | 04 | 6.25 |
| 1904 | 56 | 1 | 01 | 1.78 |
| 1903 | 49 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1902 | 67 | 4 | 08 | 5.97 |
| Most of the cases notified were mild in character. | ||||
PUERPERAL FEVER.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Per cent. of Cases Notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 4 | 4 | 04 | 100.0 |
| 1912 | 6 | 3 | 03 | 16.66 |
| 1911 | 4 | I | 01 | 25.0 |
| 1910 | 1 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1909 | 2 | 2 | 02 | 100.0 |
| 1908 | 2 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1907 | 2 | 1 | 01 | 50.0 |
| 1906 | 3 | 2 | 03 | 66.66 |
| 1905 | 3 | 3 | 04 | 100.0 |
| 1904 | 4 | 4 | 07 | 100.0 |
| 1903 | 2 | 1 | 02 | 50.0 |
| 1902 | 3 | 2 | 04 | 66.66 |
POLIOMYELITIS AND CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
No cases of these diseases were notified,