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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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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 5 | 5 | - | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S .4) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S .6) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 5 | - | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 8 | 8 | - | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | - | — |
| Other Offences | 14 | 14 | - | — |
| Total | 34 | 34 | — | — |
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
964 patients were admitted during 1945.
100 per cent. of the notified cases of diphtheria and 74.4 per cent. of
scarlet fever occurring in the district (excluding those cases treated at the
Institutions at which they were notified, or were transferred to other
Isolation Hospitals) were admitted to the hospital.
The 964 patients admitted during the year suffered from the following complaints:—
| Ilford | Barking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions | Deaths | Admissions | Deaths | |
| Scarlet Fever | 161 | — | 47 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 44 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Measles | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 88 | 12 | 3 | — |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | — | — | 2 |
| Measles and German Measles | 52 | — | 33 | — |
| Measles and Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Dysentery | 8 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Influenza | 3 | — | — | — |
| Influenzal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumococcal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Aseptic Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — |
| Streptococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculous Diseases—Pulmonary | 186 | 71 | — | — |
| Tuberculous Diseases—Other forms | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Acute Rheumatism | 3 | - | — | - |
| Tonsillitis | 16 | — | 3 | — |
| Acute Follicular and Streptococcal Tonsillitis | 15 | - | 6 | - |