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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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41.
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 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 65 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Measles | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 |
| Whooping Cough | 19 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 136 | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 249 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | 23 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 65 | 17 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | - |
| Measles | 59 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 249 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 6 |
| Dysentery | 23 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 2 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - |