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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Medical Officers from the department attended the three School Camps
in April and May and again in November-December to Schick and Dick
test certain children who had previously been inoculated against Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria, and also to inoculate new admissions, for whom
consent forms had already been obtained.
The following is a brief summary of the work carried out:—
| Immunisation. | Elmbridge | Finnamore Wood. | Kenny lands. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Nov. | April | Nov. | April | Nov. | |
| No. of Dick Tests | 45 | 76 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 132 |
| Inoculations | 64 | 51 | 38 | 79 | 41 | 44 |
| Re-inoculations | - | 9 | - | 39 | - | 33 |
| No. of Schick | ||||||
| Tests | 24 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 20 |
| Inoculations | 30 | 27 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 16 |
| Re-inoculations | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 366 | 439 | 419 | |||
Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age
| Disease. | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1941 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| I. | Measles | - | 0.2 | - | 3.3 |
| 2. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | - |
| 3. | Whooping Cough | — | 0.5 | — | — |
| 4. | Diphtheria | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 3.3 |
| Influenza | 1.4 | 1.5 | — | — | |
| 6. | Tuberculosis | 4.6 | 5.4 | 14.2 | 6.7 |
| 7. | Rheumatic Fever | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.8 | _ |
| 8. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 12.7 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 9. | *Meningitis and Nervous system | 11.7 | 9.2 | 19.0 | 6.7 |
| 10. | Heart Diseases | 22.8 | 24.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 11. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 12. | Violence | 11.4 | 12.6 | 33.3 | 60.0 |
| 13. | Other causes | 32.6 | 32.8 | 4.8 | 13.4 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
| * Excludes Meningococcal infections. | |||||
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1941 represent
1.8 per cent. of the Total Deaths registered (all ages), and during 1940 represent
1.3 per cent.