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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 1964
[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 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Measles | 210 | 12 | 113 | 81 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 10 | 15 | 18 | - | — | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 288 | 22 | 132 | 101 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
Poliomyelitis
During 1964 no confirmed cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
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