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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 1960
[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. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 & Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 6 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 37 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 27 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Measles | 35 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 62 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| TOTALS | 209 | 6 | 53 | 66 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1960 two confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups.
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