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Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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* Note to Table II.
| (a) | Includes 25 cases notified from and treated at Girls' Village Homes. 1 case ,, King George Hospital and transferred to Barking Isolation Hospital. |
| ,, 15 cases ,, and treated at Girls' Village Homes. ,, 5 ,, ,, King George Hospital, 3 of which we transferred to Ilford Isolation Hospita and 1 to Romford Isolation Hospital. ,, lease ,, Belgrade Hospital for Children, Clapham, and transferred to Grove L.C. C. Hos pital. | |
| (e) | ,, 9 ,, ,, and treated at Claybury Mental Hospital. |
| ,, 1 case ,, ,, ,, King George Hospital. | |
| ,, 2 cases ,, ,, ,, Claybury Mental Hospital. | |
| ,, 1 case ,, ,, ,, West Ham Mental Hos | |
| pital. | |
| ,, 4 cases .. .. ,, King George Hospital. | |
| (e) | ,, 2 ,, ,, Ilford Maternity Home, 1 being treated at the Home and 1 transferred to Ilford Isolation Hospital. |
| ,, 1 case ,, and treated at King George Hospital. | |
| 27 cases ,, ,, ,, Claybury Mental Hospital. | |
| 1 case ,, ,, ,, West Ham Mental Hospital. | |
| 1 ,, ,, ,, ,, King George Hospital. | |
| ., 3 cases ,, the Ilford Maternity Home, 1 treated at the Maternity Home and 2 at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital. | |
| (0 | ,, 11 cases .. ,, Claybury Mental Hospital. |
| 2 ,, .. ,, West Ham Mental Hospital. | |
| (J) | ,, 2 cases ,, ,, ., King George Hospital. |
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1935 was 157, as against 213 in 1934.
| 1934. | 1935. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 8 |
| Measles | 12 | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | 6 |
| Influenza | 12 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis--Pulmonary | 70 | 60 |
| Other forms | 10 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 77 | 35 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 | 14 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 213 | 157 |
The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the following infectious diseases for the past five years:-
| 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | 1931. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 357 | 461 | 406 | 257 | 218 |
| Diphtheria | 189 | 343 | 150 | 85 | 201 |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 159 | 152 | 126 | 107 |