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Chingford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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39.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED
ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)
| Diseases | Under 1 yr. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - 9 | 10 - 14 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 and Over | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 81 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Measles | 17 | 68 | 111 | 131 | 153 | 434 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 940 |
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 80 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 463 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 54 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 39 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
ANALYSIS OP NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 39 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 54 | |
| Measles | 940 | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 463 | 9 |
| Dysentery | 39 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 1 |