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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Notifications: | England & Wales | Borough of Wanstead & Woodford |
|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.98 | 0.55 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 1.93 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Measles | 3.32 | 1.67 |
| Pneumonia | 0.60 | 0.39 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis): | ||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | 0.29 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | ||
| Puerperal Fever & Pyrexia 17.7 | 58.49 | |