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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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Influenza and Pneumonia.—These diseases showed a lower incidence
in 1950 as compared with 1949.
The incidence of influential and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
| Month. 1950 | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | Hospital Admissions | Nursed at Home | |||||
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| January | 10 | . | 13 | — | 11 | 3 | 9 | . |
| February | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 |
| March | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| April | 4 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | . | |
| May | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | . |
| June | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| July | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
| August | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| September | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| October | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| November | 6 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| December | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Totals | 61 | 6 | 59 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 3 |
It will be seen from the above figures that of 120 persons notified .is
suffering from acute primary pneumonia there were 10 deaths, equal to 8'3
percent.; and in the case of acute influenzal pneumonia 74 notifications
with 9 deaths, equal to 121 per cent.
3. Tuberculosis.—During the year 1950 there was 230 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 23 of other forms of Tuberculous.
12 cases of Pulmonary and 3 cases of Non.Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
transferred to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of llford residents during 1950: —
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | NonRespiratory | Respiratory | NonRespiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1.5 years | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5.15 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15.25 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 25.35 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 35.45 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| 55.65 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 65 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 120 | 110 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 |