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Ilford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Influenza and Pneumonia.—These diseases showed a greater incidence in
1947 as compared with 1946. It will be recalled that the winter of 1947 was a
severe one, and during the first three months of the year no fewer than 189
notifications of influenzal and primary pneumonia were received out of a total
of 346 for the whole year.
The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia and the fatality rates throughout the year is shown by the following table.
| Month 1947. | Acute Primary Pneumonia. | Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Admissions. | Nursed at Home. | Hospital Admissions. | Nursed at Home. | |||||||||
| Isolation Hospital. | Other Hospitals. | Isolation Hospital. | Other Hospitals. | |||||||||
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| January | 10 | - | 15 | I | 21 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - |
| February | 7 | - | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| March | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| April | 5 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| May | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| June | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| August | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| September | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — | 3 | — |
| October | 6 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| November | 10 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| December | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7 | — |
| Totals | 66 | 3 | 63 | 10 | 93 | 15 | 54 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 53 | 6 |
It will be seen from the above figures that of 222 persons notified as
suffering From acute primary pneumonia there were 28 deaths, equal to 12.6
per cent.; and in the case of acute influenzal pneumonia 124 notifications with
16 deaths, equal to 12.9 per cent. Of the 346 persons notified 120 were
admitted to the Isolation Hospital, equal to 34.7 per cent. Of this number 9
persons died, equal to 7.5 per cent.
3. Tuberculosis..—During the year 1947 there were 231 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 29 of other forms of Tuberculosis. 20 cases
of Pulmonary and 2 cases of Non-Pulmonay Tuberculosis were transferred
to Ilford.