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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 1962
[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 | 16 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 10 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 35 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | — | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 251 | — | 100 | 141 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 334 | 1 | 111 | 151 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 5 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1962 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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