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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
Chingford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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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 & over | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 4 | 6 | 17 | — | 127 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 101 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| Measles | 14 | 47 | 65 | 110 | 90 | 544 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 893 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | l | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 101 | 85 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — |
| Measles | 093 | 15 |
| Whooping Cough | 66 | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 10 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 4 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | 1 |