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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* 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 |