Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1929 was 270, classified as follows:—
Enteric Fever -
Scarlet Fever 1
Diphtheria 16
Measles 2
Whooping Cough 9
Influenza 39
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary 74
,, Other forms 6
Pneumonia 112
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 7
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1
Puerperal Fever 3
270
The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the chief infectious diseases for the past five years:—
No. of Cases. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1929. | 1928. | 1927. | 1926. | 1925. | |
Scarlet Fever | 476 | 502 | 387 | 171 | 146 |
Diphtheria | 305 | 260 | 187 | 148 | 56 |
Enteric Fever | 12 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
Pneumonia | 146 | 92 | 139 | 73 | 103 |
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. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | |
1929 | 116,200 | 110,882 | 005 | 005 | 40 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1928 | 113,500 | 108,285 | — | — | 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 | 1.6 | 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 |