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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The 16 patients were suffering from the following conditions :-
| Cause of Pyrexia. | Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Miscarriage | 1 | |
| Mastitis | 1 | |
| Retained placenta | 1 | |
| Sapraemia | 3 | |
| B. coli infection | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Sub-involution of uterus | 1 | |
| Septic lacerations | 1 | |
| Uterine sepsis | 1 | |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | |
| Pyaemia | 1 | |
| Septicaemia (fatal) | 1 | |
2. Zymotic Diseases .-The deaths registered were as follows:-
| Smallpox | - |
| Measles | - |
| Scarlet Fever.. | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 8 |
| Enteric Fever | - |
| Diarrhoea | 14 |