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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 1966

[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 CasesAdmissions to HospitalsDeaths
Acute Primary Pneumonia400
Dysentery700
Erysipelas200
Food Poisoning310
Malaria (believed to be contracted abroad)100
Measles13110
Puerperal Pyrexia100
Scarlet Fever2300
Tuberculosis, Respiratory940
Other310
Whooping Cough4800
23270

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

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

RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
Buckhurst Hill00
Chigwell10
G.L.C. Debden Estate41
Loughton42
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-9- /Tuberculosis