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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 1959
[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 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 78 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | |
| Measles | 12 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 262 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Acute Polionyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | l |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 1 |
| Measles | 262 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 12 |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 16 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 2 | l |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | - |