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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III..— Corrected Notifications of Infectious Diseases for the Year 1952
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | At all Ages | Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital | * Total Deaths | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 409 | 1 | 99 | 306 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 34 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 26 | 87 | 32 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 71 | 148 | - |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 181 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 33 | 52 | 47 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 80 | 53 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 64 | — | — | — | 25 | 38 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 57 | — | 1 | 61 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Acute-Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Meningoccocal Infection | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 99 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 1 | — | — | 57 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 158 | — | 3 | 6 | 35 | 73 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 137 | 19 | |
| Other Forms | 20 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria—Believed contracted in this countrv | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Believed contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Rheumatism | 12 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Measles | 3,166 | 48 | 1,149 | 1,940 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 231 | 220 | 264 | 312 | 233 | 203 | 114 | 414 | 357 | 291 | 259 | 268 | 69 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 756 | 70 | 359 | 319 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 82 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 55 | 142 | 52 | 59 | 41 | 63 | 46 | 20 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 38 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 4.958 | 137 | 1,667 | 2,632 | 116 | 201 | 130 | 75 | 424 | 329 | 374 | 420 | 351 | 328 | 402 | 546 | 512 | 455 | 380 | 437 | 027 | 79 |
* Included in the figures in these columns are cases notified in previous years as well as 1952.