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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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SECTION F
| Number of Cases | Admission to Hospitals | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||
| Paralytic | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Non-paralytic | 11 | 11 | - |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 17 | 4 | - |
| Dysentery | 12 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 1 | - |
| Meningoccoccal Infection | 1 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 1,176 | 13 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 71 | 5 | - |
| Tuberculosis: | |||
| Respiratory | 32 | 11 | 7 |
| Meninges and C.N.S. | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 46 | - | - |
| Total | 1,398 | 69 | 11 |