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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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Of the cases notified, the following table shows the percentage treated ininstitutions, including those who were treated in the institutions from which they were notified:—
| Scarlet Fever | 74.6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 100.0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 97.0 |
| Pneumonia | 59.5 |
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1945 was 163 as against 168 in 1944.
| 1944 | 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | |
| Measles | — | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | |
| Influenza | 10 | 7 | |
| Tuberculosis— | Pulmonary | 73 | 68 |
| Other forms | 10 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia | 59 | 61 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 8 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | |
| Total | 168 | 163 | |
(а) Smallpox.—No case of Smallpox occurred. Notification of 32
persons who had been in contact with cases of Smallpox were received.
These were visited by the Sanitary Inspectors for the usual period.
The following gives particulars as to Vaccination during 1945:—
Certificates of Successful Vaccination 1,382
Postponed 48
Conscientious Objections 617
Unsuccessful Vaccination 14
Left the District 318
(b) Scarlet Fever.—225 cases were notified in 1945. There were no
deaths from this disease.
The following "return" cases have occurred during the past five years, a "return" case being one which arises within 28 days of the freedom of the primary case from isolation:—
| Year | Cases notified (including Institutions) | Admitted to Ilford Isolation Hospital | "Return'' Hospital Cases | Per Cent. | Home Cases | Cases arising in same house | Per Cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 182 | 141 | 3 | 2.1 | 41 | ||
| 1942 | 425 | 336 | 13 | 3.9 | 89 | 1 | 1.12 |
| 1943 | 579 | 427 | 11 | 2.6 | 152 | 2 | 1.31 |
| 1944 | 278 | 193 | 3 | 1.5 | 85 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1945 | 225 | 166 | 7 | 4.2 | 57 | 1 | 1.7 |
(c) Diphtheria.—63 cases were notified in 1945. There were 2 deaths
from Diphtheria during the year, both at the Ilford Isolation Hospital.
In neither case had the patient been immunised against Diphtheria. One was
admitted in a moribund condition and the other on the fifth day after onset
of the disease.