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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.—C ases of I nfectious D iseases N otified during the Y ear 1949.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | Total Cases Admitted to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | 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 | Loxford | Clementswood | Mayfield | Goodmayes | Fairlop | Clayhall | Barkingside | N. Hainault | Seven Kings | S. Hainault | ||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 402 | 1 | 100 | 276 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 64 | 71 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 216 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 241 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 58 | 71 | 59 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 112 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 35 | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | 4 | 33 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 31 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 49 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 159 | — | 4 | 5 | 54 | 67 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 16 | — |
| Other Forms | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria—Believed contracted in this country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed contracted abroad | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute Rheumatism | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Measles | 1,663 | 66 | 905 | 672 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 149 | 64 | 177 | 139 | 54 | 58 | 140 | 204 | 186 | 193 | 128 | 171 | 35 |
| Whooping Cough | 566 | 42 | 299 | 219 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 39 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 76 | 70 | 44 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 16 |
| Food Poisoning | 82 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 13 |
| Totals | 3,274 | 118 | 1,335 | 1,237 | 119 | 225 | 154 | 86 | 269 | 182 | 298 | 255 | 140 | 173 | 320 | 397 | 306 | 366 | 259 | 309 | 493 |