Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)
Diseases | Under 1 year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 34 | 35-44 | 45 - 64 | 65 & over | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | - | - | 11 | 6 | 15 | 121 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 168 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
Measles | 11 | 41 | 46 | 48 | 71 | 154 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 380 |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 95 | 6 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 181 |
Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
Dysentery | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
Ac. infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 168 | 62 |
Erysipelas | 9 | 2 |
Measles | 380 | 2 |
Whooping cough | 181 | - |
Pneumonia | 34 | 15 |
Dysentery | 22 | 3 |
Food Poisoning | 5 | - |
Meningococcal infection | l | 1 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 6 | 6 |
Ac. infective Encephalitis | 1 | 1 |