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Ilford 1963
[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 under-mentioned infectious diseases during 1962 and 1963 were as follows:-
| 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever ... | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
| Measles | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - |
| Influenza | 8 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis — Pulmonary | 15 | 12 |
| Other forms | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 189 | 212 |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - |
| Totals | 214 | 233 |
The year 1963 showed a higher incidence of infectious disease,
mainly due to the increase in the number of cases of measles, 1,277
occurred as compared with 988 in the previous year. There were 183
cases of whooping cough as compared with 53 in the previous year.
(a)Smallpox. — No cases were notified during 1963.
Vaccination is the responsibility of the Essex County Council and
details appear in the Part III Services Section of this Report.
(b) Scarlet Fever.— 93 cases occurred 'n 1963. There were no
deaths from this disease.
(c) Diphtheria. — No case occurred in 1963.
(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum. — One case occurred in 1963.