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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 1944
[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 (Civilan Cases only). | Admissions to Hospital. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 15 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Scabies | 89 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 9 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 73 | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 36 | — | — |
| 239 | 24 | 1 |
Tuberculosis.
| Age Period | new cases | deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Nonrespiratory | Respiratory | Nonrespiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ||||||||
| 1 and under 5 | — | 1 | ||||||
| 5 „ „ 15 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 „ „ 65 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Note.—30 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 4
of non-pulmonary were notified as compared with 27 and
5 in 1943. There were 6 deaths compared with 12 in 1943.
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