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Ilford 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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In addition to the above diseases notifiable to the Medical Officer
of Health, certain industrial diseases are notifiable to the Chief Inspector
of Factories, Home Office, under Section 82 of the Factories Act, 1961.
These are cases of Lead, Phosphorous, Arsenical or Mercurial Poisoning
or Anthrax contracted in any factory. The Secretary of State can add other
diseases to those mentioned by Regulation.
The total numbers of deaths of Ilford residents from the undermentioned infectious diseases during 1961 and 1962 were as follows:-
| 1961 | 1962 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | _ | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | - |
| Measles | 1 | _ |
| Whooping Cough | — | - |
| Influenza | 19 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis — Pulmonary | 12 | 15 |
| Other forms | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 140 | 189 |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - |
| Totals | 173 | 214 |
The year 1962 showed a lower incidence of infectious disease,
mainly due to the decrease in the number of cases of measles, 988
occurred as compared with 2,907 in the previous year. There were 53
cases of whooping cough as compared with 37 in the previous year.
(a) Smallpox. — No cases were notified during 1962.
Vaccination is the responsibility of the Essex County Council and
details appear in the Part III Services Section of this Report.
(b) Scarlet Fever. — 139 cases occurred in 1962. There were no
deaths from this disease. Only one case was admitted to hospital.
(c) Diphtheria. — No case occurred in 1962.
(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum. — One case occurred in 1962.