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Ilford 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1943
| 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 | Clement8wood | South Hainault | Goodmayes | |||
| Smallpox .. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 579 | 3 | 126 | 407 | 24 | 18 | 1 | — | 19 | 34 | 50 | 121 | 95 | 43 | 81 | 69 | 67 | 429 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 59 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 59 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 297 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 18 | 67 | 85 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 52 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 213 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 47 | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 41 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 20 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 17 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 76 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 234 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 114 | 47 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 35 | — |
| Other Forms | 37 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria—Relieved to be contracted in this | ||||||||||||||||||
| country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Rheumatism | 28 | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Measles | 2424 | 70 | 870 | 1401 | 65 | 18 | — | — | 69 | 183 | 208 | 563 | 402 | 140 | 307 | 272 | 280 | 40 |
| Whooping Cough | 566 | 40 | 252 | 268 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 16 | 55 | 140 | 56 | 73 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 16 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 4391 | 156 | 1290 | 2185 | 218 | 305 | 178 | 59 | 164 | 302 | 377 | 982 | 682 | 321 | 537 | 492 | 534 | 874 |
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SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.