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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1924.
| 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 | Clementswood | South Hainault | |||
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 157 | - | 37 | 95 | 12 | 13 | - | - | 16 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 130 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 82 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 73 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para Typhoid) | 5 | - | — | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 96 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 30 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | - | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | _ | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 8 | — | — | — | - | 3 | 5 | — | — | - | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Erysipelas | 41 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 106 | — | 1 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 20 | — |
| Other Forms | 26 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this country | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Totals | 536 | 10 | 82 | 154 | 77 | 106 | 71 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 58 | 91 | 80 | 96 | 109 | 213 |