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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1920.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | At all Ages | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Seven Kings | North Hainault | Loxford | Clemen tswood | South Hainault | |||
| Small Pox | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 314 | 2 | 39 | 223 | 36 | 12 | 2 | - | 21 | 29 | 41 | 74 | 34 | 71 | 44 | 225 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 286 | 1 | 32 | 207 | 29 | 13 | 4 | - | 17 | 29 | 32 | 91 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 185 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para Typhoid) | 5 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 89 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | l | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trench Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 60 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 9 | — | — | l | 41 | — | — | 18 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | l | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 40 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 101 | - | - | 7 | 26 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 7 | — |
| Other Forms | 31 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 98 | 15 | 83 | 458 | 128 | 145 | 95 | 29 | 57 | 90 | 102 | 294 | 107 | 162 | 141 | 421 |