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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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1936
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | At all Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | * Total Cases Admitted to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Seven Kings | Barkinsgide | North Hainault | Loxford | Clementswood | South Hainault | Goodmayes | |||
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 349 | 1 | 61 | 239 | 27 | 20 | 1 | — | 19 | 13 | 64 | 35 | 58 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 75 | 285 (a) |
Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 137 | — | 28 | 68 | 20 | 20 | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 132 (b) |
Enteric Fever (Typhoid and para-Typhoid) | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 16 (c) |
Pneumonia | 130 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 64 (d) |
Puerperal | 5 | — | —_ | —_ | 3 | 2 | —_ | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 (e) |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | — | —_ | — | 10 | 26 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32(f) |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 (g) |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 (h) |
Acute Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentry | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 (i) |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 (j) |
Erysipelas | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 (k) |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 (l) |
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 143 | — | — | 4 | 35 | 70 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 16 | — |
Other Forms | 33 | — | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — |
Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Believed to be contracted abroad | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Acute Rheumatism | 29 | — | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
Totals | 950 | 25 | 121 | 381 | 125 | 196 | 81 | 21 | 61 | 66 | 107 | 103 | 186 | 63 | 83 | 120 | 161 | 593 |
• See note on following page.