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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
TABLE III—Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1944
| 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 | Clementswood | South Hainault | Goodmayes | |||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 278 | 3 | 46 | 200 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | 22 | 19 | 16 | 82 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 193 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 56 | — | 10 | 23 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 56 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 287 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 63 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 47 | 34 | 189 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 31 | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 |
| Cerebor-Spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
| Acute POliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 59 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 54 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 73 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 205 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 81 | 38 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 31 | — |
| Other Forms | 29 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria—-Believed to be contracted in this country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 15 | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Measles | 425 | 19 | 93 | 256 | 44 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 26 | 19 | 84 | 45 | 55 | 51 | 84 | 49 | 25 |
| Whooping Cough | 957 | 71 | 444 | 421 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 64 | 49 | 32 | 219 | 210 | 95 | 89 | 110 | 89 | 32 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2434 | 128 | 644 | 982 | 200 | 238 | 167 | 75 | 161 | 147 | 118 | 553 | 410 | 240 | 223 | 323 | 259 | 622 |