Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
(See also page3).
No. of Cases. | Admission to Hospitals. | Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|
Acute Primary Pneumonia | 15 | 1 | - |
Dysentery | 209 | 2 | - |
Erysipelas | 4 | - | - |
Food Poisoning | 18 | 1 | - |
Measles | 275 | - | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - |
Scarlet Fever | 85 | - | - |
Tuberculosis | |||
Respiratory | 29 | 8 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 2 | - |
Whooping Cough | 71 | - | - |
711 | 17 | 3 |
Diphtheria:
There were no cases during the year. The free immunisation
of children by general practitioners and at clinics has been
maintained.
Tuberculosis:
31 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution:-
Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |
---|---|---|
L.C.C. Debden Estate | 11 | - |
Old Loughton | 8 | 1 |
L.C.C. Hainault Estate | 4 | - |
Chigwell (excl. L.C.C. estate) | 2 | 1 |
Buckhurst Hill | 4 | 0 |
29 | 2 |
/MASS
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