Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Measles | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 91 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | i | 37 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
Dysentery | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | - | - | 15 | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 22 | - |
Erysipelas | 5 | - |
Measles | 91 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 37 | - |
Pneumonia | 3 | 1 |
Food Poisoning | 2 | - |
Dysentery | 15 | 1 |
Puerperal pyrexia | 3 | 1 |
Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 |