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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 1963
[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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 45 | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Measles | 15 | 52 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 294 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 579 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 i | - | 91 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | j l | 1 | 1 | -1 | - | 3 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 24 |
| Puerperal Eyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 |
| Measles | 579 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 91 | - |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 8 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | - |
| Dysentery | 24 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 |