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Ilford 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table showing Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1941, in age groups; and total Deaths.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3-4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | Over 65 | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 182 | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 136 | — |
| Diphtheria | 40 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Pneumonia | 217 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 48 | 39 | 99 | 64 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 35 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 28 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 55 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria believed to be contracted in this country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria believed to be contracted abroad | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Rheumatism | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2408 | 44 | 177 | 187 | 238 | 220 | 1436 | 62 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | 39 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 1161 | 71 | 92 | 150 | 134 | 140 | 551 | 10 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 37 | 9 |
* Excludes cases occurring at Barnardo's Homes, Claybury Mental Hospital and West Ham Mental Hospital,