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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table showing Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1943, 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 | i 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | Over 65 | * Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox Scarlet Fever | 579 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 320 | 87 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 1 | _ | 427 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 59 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 59 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para typhoid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 297 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 85 | 41 | 197 | 70 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | — | — | 41 9 | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever .. | 9 | — | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | - | |||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Erysipelas .. .. | 8 76 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria believed to be contracted | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria believed to be contracted | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| abroad | |||||||||||||||
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| Acute Rheumatism | 28 | — | — | — | - | ||||||||||
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 2424 | 70 | 150 | 208 | 218 | 294 | 1267 | 134 | 49 | 34 | — | — | — | 35 | |
| Whooping Cough | 566 | 40 | 61 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 258 | 10 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 15 | 4 |
* Excludes cases occurring at Barnardo's Homes, Clay bury Mental Hospital and West Ham Mental Hospital.
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