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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 1961
[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 | 24 | — | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 100 | — | 13 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Acute Polimyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 25 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | 773 | 12 | 370 | 366 | 14 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | 963 | 13 | 395 | 426 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 8 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1961 no confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
The accompanying table shows the cases notified in previous years
classified under age groups.
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