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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 1961
[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 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Measles | 20 | 86 | 117 | 101 | 125 | 628 | 15 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 1101 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 26 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | ||
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Total cases | Total admitted to hospital | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | - |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 |
| Measles | 1101 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | 2 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 7 | - |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - |