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Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.— Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1950
| 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 | Loxford | Clementswood | Mayfield | Goodmayes | Fairlop | Clayhall | Barkingside | N. Hainualt | Seven Kings | S. Hainault | |||
| Smallpox | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 397 | 2 | 112 | 266 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 53 | 32 | 19 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 210 | |
| Diphtheria, including Mem | |||||||||||||||||||||
| branous Group | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Para-Typhoid | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 194 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 56 | 45 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 100 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | — | — | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | 2 | 29 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 26 | — | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Meningoccocal Infection | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
| Dysentery | 81 | 9 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 42 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 230 | — | 5 | 11 | 76 | 88 | 42 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 35 | — |
| Other Forms | 23 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | _ |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria—Believed contracted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| in this country | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Believed contractecd abroad | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | I | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Measles | 1,468 | 35 | 652 | 772 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 54 | 1ll | 88 | 68 | 125 | 139 | 41 | 233 | 91 | 73 | 225 | 220 | 40 |
| Whooping Cough | 1,121 | 66 | 554 | 486 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 41 | 75 | 26 | 51 | 102 | 151 | 75 | 126 | 116 | 138 | 66 | 154 | 18 |
| Food Poisoning | 48 _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |
| Totals | 3,675 | 127 | 1,387 | 1,593 | | 161 | 198 | 145 | 04 | 156 | 256 | 198 | 203 | 300 | 857 | 216 | 449 | 373 | 303 | 373 | 401 | 536 |