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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 1956
[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 yr. | 1-5 yrs | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | — | 9 | 13 | 1 | _ | 1 | - | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 38 | - | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 11 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| Measles | 154 | 5 | 56 | 88 | 2 | 3 | — | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 57 | 4 | 29 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 36 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 356 | 10 | 14 | 140 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 17 | 3 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1956, one confirmed case of poliomyelitis was notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups:
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