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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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42.
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 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 64 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Measles | 9 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 195 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 138 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis. | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | l | - | - | - | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 64 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 |
| Measles | 195 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 138 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 11 |
| Dysentery | 17 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | - |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 |
2 as out-patients only