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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The Camps were visited by Ilford Medical Officer as follows:—
| Camp. | Routine Medical Inspection. | Rapid Survey. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date. | Number Inspected. | Date. | Number Inspected. | ||||
| Elmbridge | March | 195 | May | 184 | |||
| Finnamore Wood | March. | 212 | May | 212 | |||
| Kennylands | February | 197 | May | 207 | |||
| Total | 604 | Total | 603 | ||||
| Immunisation. | Elmbridge | Finnamore Wood. | Kenny lands. | ||||
| June. | Nov. | June. | Nov. | June | Nov. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 25 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 60 | 45 | |
| Diphtheria | 21 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 49 | 23 | |
| Tested (Previously inoc. S.F.) | 82 | 41 | 111 | 81 | 103 | 87 | |
| Tested (Previously inoc. Diph.) | 78 | 13 | 110 | 20 | 103 | 58 | |
Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i .e., from 5—15 years) in Ilford for 1939 and 1940. The Table also Gives a Comparative Percentage of Deaths Registered at all Ages, From 5—15 Years.
| Disease. | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193# | 1940 | 1939 | 1940 | |
| 1. Measles | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 9.5 |
| 5. Influenza | 2.3 | 1.4 | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis | 5.9 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 14.2 |
| 7. Rheumatic Fever | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 4.8 |
| 8. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 7.2 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 9. 'Meningitis and Nervous system | 7.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 19.0 |
| 10. Heart Diseases .. | 28.3 | 22.8 | — | 4.8 |
| 11. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 12. Violence .. | 4.6 | 11.4 | 35.0 | 33.3 |
| 13. Other causes | 42.3 | 32.6 | 29.0 | 4.8 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
* Excludes Meningococcal infections.
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1940 represent
1.3 per cent, of the Total Deaths registered (all ages), and during 1939 represent
1.2 per cent.