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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 1957
[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 1yrs. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & 0 yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | - | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 | — | — | - | — | 19 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 448 | 10 | 236 | 193 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 164 | 9 | 54 | 90 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| TOTALS | 700 | 20 | 295 | 299 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1957 five confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups.
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