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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 1958
[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. | 55 & O yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | - | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 32 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 335 | 3 | 100 | 226 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 35 | - | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - |
| TOTALS | 468 | 4 | 121 | 261 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 13 | - |
Poliomyelitis
During 1958 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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