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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 1959
[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 page 2).
| No. of Cases | Admission to Hospitals | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis | |||
| Infective | 1 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |||
| Paralytic | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 29 | 3 | |
| Dysentery | 8 | ||
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | |
| Food Poisoning | 34 | 4 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 985 | 8 | |
| Peurperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 92 | 5 | |
| Tuberculosis | |||
| Respiratory | 33 | 14 | 7 |
| Other | l | ||
| Whooping Cough | 29 | 2 | |
| 1,204 | 44 | 12 | |
Diphtheria.
There were no cases during the year. The free immunisation
of children by general practitioners and at clinics has been maintained,
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