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Ilford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III—Cases of I nfectious D iseases N otified dubino the T ear 1946
| 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 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 242 | 1 | 45 | 159 | 31 | 5 | - | 1 | 33 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 181 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 25 | - | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | I | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) .. | 3 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 274 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 54 | 70 | 54 | 16 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 176 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 53 | — | — | — | 23 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 58 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 22 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | _- | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 59 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | - | 8 | 23 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 230 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 114 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 28 | - |
| Other Forms | 33 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria—Believed to be contracted in this country | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed to be contracted abroad .. | 13 | — | - | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 19 | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Measles | 1135 | 25 | 495 | 590 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 114 | 223 | 186 | 41 | 90 | 254 | 149 | 58 |
| Whooping Cough | 341 | 34 | 193 | 107 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 41 | 67 | 25 | 43 | 29 | 39 | 52 | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 2479 | 96 | 780 | 952 | 168 | 207 | 133 | 83 | 133 | 140 | 262 | 460 | 370 | 177 | 209 | 408 | 320 | 584 |