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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 1955
[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 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 5 |
| Measles | 10 | 33 | 40 | 55 | 66 | 282 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 492 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 9 |
| Meningococcal | |||||||||||||
| Meningitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | — | 12 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | —~ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 |
| Measles | 492 | 4 |
| Whooping cough | 14 | 1 |
| Pnsumonia | 18 | 10 |
| Dysentery | 7 | - |
| Food Polsoning | 9 | 2 |
| Meningococoal Meningitis | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 12 | 12 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - |