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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
Chigwell 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Summary of cases of infectious diseases notified, showing number of cases, admissions to hospital and deaths.
| Infectious Disease. | Total Cases (Notified). | Admissions to Hospital. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 94 | 49 | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | — |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 8 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 234 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 74 | — | - |
| Scabies | 43 | — | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 1 | — |
| 487 | 69 | — |
TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I and under 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 5 „ „ 15 | „ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55 „ „ 65 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| M. —Male. F.—Female. | ||||||||
Note.-It will be seen that 32 new cases were notified as
in the previous year. There were 12 deaths from tuberculosis compared
with 8 in 1942.