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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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Table showing Incidence of, and Deaths from, Infectious Disease, 1928, in age groups.
| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Under 1 yr. | 1—2. | 2—3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | 20—35. | 35—45. | 45—65. | Over 65. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | Under 1 yr. | 1—2. | 2-3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | j 20—35. | 35—45. | j 45—65. | Over 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 502 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 279 | 100 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1 | — | 341 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 260 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 99 | 45 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 203 | 8 | — | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 30 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | –_ | – | –_ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia | 92 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Continued Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dysentery | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Anthrax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malaria—believed to be contracted in this country | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ,, —believed to be contracted abroad. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |