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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 1945
[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 1945
| 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 | 225 | 1 | 48 | 152 | 11 | 12 | - | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 168 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 63 | - | 8 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 63 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 247 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 38 | 62 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 25 | 147 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 34 | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 33 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 13 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 63 | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 38 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 51 | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 203 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 85 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 38 | — |
| Other Forms | 36 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed to be contracted abroad | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 2154 | 80 | 875 | 1156 | 31 | 7 | 5 | — | 142 | 117 | 206 | 452 | 339 | 190 | 195 | 214 | 299 | 47 |
| Whooping Cough | 536 | 48 | 249 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 25 | 34 | 20 | 166 | 89 | 16 | 55 | 87 | 44 | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 3641 | 170 | 1240 | 1648 | 164 | 218 | 146 | 55 | 222 | 215 | 299 | 779 | 560 | 281 | 344 | 460 | 481 | 539 |