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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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SECTION F
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
(See also pages 2 &3 ).
| No. of Cases | Admission to Hospitals | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 1 | 1 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - |
| Acute Primary Preumonia | 13 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 289 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 3 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 61 | 1 | - |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | - | - |
| 519 | 22 | 5 |
Diphtheria.
There were no cases during the year. The free immunisation
of children by general practitioners and at clinics has been
maintained.
/Tuberculosis
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