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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the chief infectious diseases during 1928 was 174, classified as follows:—
| Enteric Fever | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 8 |
| Measles | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 |
| Influenza | 8 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 59 |
| ,, Other forms | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 60 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 10 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 |
| 174 |
The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the chief infectious diseases for the past five years:—
| No. of Cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928. | 1927 | 1926. | 1925. | 1924. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 502 | 387 | 171 | 146 | 157 |
| Diphtheria | 260 | 187 | 148 | 56 | 82 |
| Enteric Fever | 30 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 92 | 139 | 73 | 103 | 96 |
The attack-rates of certain infectious diseases per 1,000 of the population for the previous five years is seen from the following tables:—
| Year. | Population. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 113,500 | 108,285 | 0.0 | 0 .0 | 4.4 | 4 .4 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| 1927 | 108,310 | 103,168 | - | - | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1926 | 100,500 | 95,359 | - | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1925 | 93,590 | 88,654 | - | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1924 | 92,400 | 87,371 | - | - | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1923 | 89,020 | 83,757 | - | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Year. | Population. | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | ||||
| 1928 | 113,500 | 108,285 | 0 .26 | 0 .24 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| 1927 | 108,310 | 103,168 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| 1926 | 100,500 | 95,359 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| 1925 | 93,590 | 88,654 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.22 |
| 1924 | 92,400 | 87,371 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.44 | 0.47 |
| 1923 | 89,020 | 83,757 | 0.05 | 0 .06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| (a) Including all Institutions. | ||||||||