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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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Infection at the Camp Schools in 1943 (in addition to Epidemics
on Page 5).
| Kenny lands. | Finnamore Wood | Elmbridge. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | 9 | - |
| Mumps | 1 | - | 26 |
| Influenza | 60 | 2 | 2 |
| Scabies | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Shingles | 2 | - | - |
| Jaundice | 49 | 4 | 6 |
| Impetigo | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Professor G. S. Wilson of the Emergency Public Health Laboratory
Service, School of Pathology at Oxford, undertook the Schick and Dick
testing of 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. In previous years our
own medical staff did this work, but owing to travel restrictions this was
not possible.
The following is a brief summary of the work carried out:—
| Immunisation. | Elmbridge | Finnamore Wood. | Kenny lands. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of DickTests | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Inoculations .. | 84 | 46 | 45 |
| Re-inoculations | — | 5 | 8 |
| No. of Schick Tests | 33 | 26 | 25 |
| Inoculations .. | 36 | 12 | 10 |
| Re-inoculations | 2 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 157 | 99 | 105 |
Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children
| Disease. | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1942 | 1941 | 1942 | |
| 1. Measles | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 | - |
| 2. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Whooping Cough | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | - |
| 4. Diphtheria | 0.2 | - | 3.3 | - |
| 5. Influenza | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | 7.7 |
| 6. Tuberculosis | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 23.0 |
| 7. Rheumatic Fever | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| 8. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 10.3 | 10.3 | 3.3 | - |
| 9. *Meningitis and Nervous system | 9.2 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| 10. Heart Diseases | 24.3 | 20.1 | - | - |
| 11. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | - |
| 12. Violence | 12.6 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 15.5 |
| 13. Other causes | 32.8 | 55.2 | 13.4 | 46.1 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
* Excludes Meningococcal infections.
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1942 represent
.9 per cent, of the Total Deaths registered (all ages), and during 1941 represent
1.8 per cent.