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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1939
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | At all Ages | Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | Total Cases Admitted to Hospital | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Barkingside | North Hainault | Loxford | Clementswood | South Hainault | Goodmayes | |||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 370 | 2 | 58 | 250 | 37 | 23 | - | - | 16 | 13 | 36 | 59 | 70 | 49 | 46 | 28 | 53 | 318 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 96 | — | 19 | 59 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 93 |
| Enteric Fever (Tvphoid and Para-Tvphoid) | 11 | — | 5 | 4 | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 11 | ||
| Pneumonia | 183 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 118 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 49 | — | — | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | o | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | -— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 70 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 167 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 85 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 23 | — |
| Other Forms | 27 | —' | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M-alaria—Believed to be contracted in this | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Acute Rheumatism | 29 | — | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 16 | |
| †Measles | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| †Whooping Cough | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1,037 | 26 | 124 | 382 | 129 | 228 | 104 | 44 | 61 | 66 | 83 | 168 | 201 | 112 | 103 | 98 | 145 | 647 |
†Notifiable as from 23rd October, 1939.