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Ilford 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following figures show the number of cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum notified during the past five years: 1960, 6; 1961, nil; 1962, 1;
1963, nil; 1964, nil:
(e) Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid). — No cases occurred
in 1964.
(f) Acute Poliomyelitis. — No case occurred in 1964.
(g) Acute Encephalitis.— 2 cases occurred in 1964. — A male, aged
27, who had recently arrived from Spain, and a male, aged 43. Both were
admitted to hospital and made satisfactory recoveries.
(h) Meningococcal Infection.— 2 cases occurred in 1964. — A boy,
aged 6½ and a girl, aged 19. Both were admitted to hospital and made
satisfactory recoveries.
(i) Pneumonia - Influenzal and Primary.— There were 55 cases
during 1964 compared with 82 in 1963.
(j) Tuberculosis.— During 1964 there were 48 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 7 of other forms of Tuberculosis. In
addition 61 pulmonary and 8 non-pulmonary cases were transferred to the
district.
The population of Ilford has not varied greatly during the past Jive years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show:—
| Year | Population | No. of Persons added to list (all forms) | Deaths (all forms) | No. of Persons on register 31st December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 178,520 | 181 | 8 | 1,574 |
| 1961 | 177,760 | 169 | 13 | 1,524 |
| 1962 | 177,460 | 151 | 17 | 1,180 |
| 1963 | 177,550 | 172 | 12 | 1,102 |
| 1964 | 175,490 | 124 | 6 | 1,062 |
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents
during 1964:-