London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Comparative Tables of Infectious Disease Notification and Death Rates per 1,000 of the population in 1948.
| England and Wales | 126C.B's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident pop. 25,000—50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Admin. County | Chigwell Urban District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.37 | 0.85 |
| Whooping cough | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 4.55 |
| Diphtheria | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.37 |
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 9.34 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 | 15.12 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.54 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Deaths | |||||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.42 |
| Influenza | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.28 |