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Chigwell 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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Table: PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.

No, of Cases.Admission to Hospitals.Deaths
Acute Primary Pneumonia6--
Dysentery512-
Erysipelas31-
Food Poisoning61-
Measles6794-
Meningococcal Infection11-
Scarlet Fever352-
Tuberculosis, Respiratory2874
Other21-
Whooping Cough583-
869224

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DIPHTHERIA:
There were no cases during the year. The free immunisation of
children by general practitioners and at clinics has been maintained.
TUBERCULOSIS:

Table: 30 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution:-

30 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution:-

RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
L.C.C. Debden Estate91
Old Loughton61
L.C.C. Hainault Estate1-
Chigwell (excl. L„C.C. Estate)4-
Buckhurst Hill8-
282

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/Tuberculosis
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