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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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1. The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease year together with cases admitted to hospital and number of
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 51 | 9 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Pneurnonia | 42 | 4 | 27 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | - |
| *cute Poliomyelitis | 6 | 6 | - |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 3 | 3 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 3 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 1 | - |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 3 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 800 | 5 | 1 |
| hooping Cough | 167 | 1 | - |
2 D iphtheria Immunisation and Vaccination.
The number of children who completed a full course of primary
immunisation during the year is set out below:—
| Under 5 years | 845 |
| 5 to 14 years | 129 |
| Total 974 |
The number of children who received a secondary or re-inforcing
Injection was 252.
1949 number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year
Were:-
| Under 1 | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15 or over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Vaccination | 177 | 262 | 153 | 55 | 647 |
| Re-Vaccination | 2 | 8 | 13 | 102 | 125 |
I am setting out below information on the total number of children
under 15 years of age who have at any time received a course of immunisation
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