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Ilford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1.—Infectious Diseases Generally.—The following regulations came
into force during 1939 :—
(a) The Ilford (Acute Rheumatism) Regulations, 1938, which commenced
on the 1st February, 1939 which renewed the regulations of 1935.
(b) The Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1939, which commenced on the
1st April, 1939, rescinding the regulations of 1926 and 1928 (except in their
application to London).
(c) The Measles and Whooping Cough Regulations, 1939, which commenced
on 23rd October, 1939. (These regulations were provisional, the final
regulations coming into operation on 9th February, 1940).
Of the cases notified, the following table shows the percentage treated in
institutions, including those who were treated in the institutions from which
they were notified :—
Scarlet Fever 85.9
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 96.8
Enteric FeVer 100.0
Puerperal Pyrexia 89.8
Pneumonia ' 64.5