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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 1963
[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 l yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 & Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 59 | — | 24 | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 22 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 504 | 15 | 263 | 199 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 52 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 672 | 20 | 317 | 226 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1963 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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