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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidence and set out in the accompanying table: —
| Disease | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1-5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | _ | 13 | 28 | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| pneumonia | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dysentery | 41 | — | 14 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 14 | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Measles | 1085 | 26 | 555 | 480 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Whooping Cough | 427 | 32 | 211 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1683 | 60 | 798 | 692 | 21 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 11 |
Pol1iomyelitis
During 1951 no confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified. The
accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years classified
under age groups: —
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