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Whooping Cough.
January 12 July 32
February 2 August 33
March 2 September 40
April 5 October 62
May 8 November 121
June 21 December 164
St. James Street 105 Wood Street 32
High Street 68 Hale End 92
Hoe Street 99 Higham Hill 106

Many fewer cases under two years of age (and especially under
one year) occurred in 1950 than in 1948, when there were six
deaths.
ACUTE PNEUMONIA
January 3
February 6
March 8
April 3
May 4
June 2
St. James Street 3
High Street 2
Hoe Street 7
July 1
August 1
September —
October 2
November 3
December 10
Wood Street 7
Hale End 14
Higham Hill 10
INFLUENZA
Towards the close of the year epidemic influenza became widespread
in other parts of the country.
The local weekly mortality returns were noted and compared
with those for 1948, which was the record low year.
During the five weeks ended 30th December, 1950, there were
20 deaths from pneumonia and bronchitis compared with 10 in
1948 but there were none in either year from influenza.
During the first quarter of 1951 there were, however, seven
deaths from influenza in January, five in February, and one in
March, compared with none for the same quarter in 1948.