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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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These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidents and set out in the accompanying table:—
| Disease | All Ages | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | — | 12 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 42 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
| Measles | 104 | 3 | 30 | 70 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 119 | 6 | 46 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 360 | 9 | 89 | 156 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 11 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1954 six confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups:—
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