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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(c) Diphtheria.—One case only was notified in 1950. The patient (a
boy of 6 years) was admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital and made
a satisfactory recovery.
| Cases | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated | |||||
| At Home | In Hospital | |||||
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | . | — | — |
(e) Enteric Fever.—Two cases only were notified during the year, a
female of 28 years and a male of 1½ years. The cases proved to be paratyphoid
fever "B." The female patient was admitted to the Ilford Isolation
Hospital and the male patient to Rush Green Hospital, Romford. Both
patients made a good recovery.
(f) Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis and Acute Polio.Encephalitis.—
Twenty.six cases of the former disease were notified during 1950.
Twenty.four patients were admitted to Hospital as follows: —
Ilford Isolation Hospital, 13; Eastern Hospital, Homerton, 1;
Rush Green Hospital, 5; Chingford Isolation Hospital, 1; Plaistow
Fever Hospital, 2; London Hospital 1; Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. 1.
One case was nursed at home, and one attended the Outpatient Department at King George Hospital.
| Under I year | 1—5 years | 5—15 years | 15—25 years | 25 years and over | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| Females | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Residual paralysis | .— | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Transferred to special Orthopaedic Units | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Referred to Orthopaedic Clinics | ||||||
| for Physiotherapy | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Treated in "Iron Lung" | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fatal | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Ten cases recovered with no residual paralysis.
The first case was admitted to Hospital, on 28th June. Precautions
were taken in Day Nurseries, Schools, Infant Welfare Centres and Treatment
Clinics.
The epidemic of 1950 was locally not as severe as that of 1949 but
considerably exceeded those of pre.war years. From a national standpoint
the incidence was more severe than that of 1949. but less severe than
that of 1947.