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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
Ilford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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There is a steady diminution in the number of cases
notified of this disease. 1909 is the lowest yet recorded, as
will be seen from the above list. Several of these were
anomalous cases. There was one death, in a woman aged
72, in September. For the first two weeks in August she
had been away from home staying in Kent, so it is possible
she may have been infected in some way during that time.
The same remark applies to another one of the cases,
who was a guard on the railway, and in the course of his
duties spent a good deal of his time away from home in
various parts of the country.
CONTINUED FEVER.
One case was notified during the past year, but no death recorded.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Per cent. of Cases Notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 62 | 2 | 02 | 3.23 |
| 1908 | 56 | 3 | 04 | 5.35 |
| 1907 | 60 | 2 | 02 | 3.33 |
| 1906 | 52 | 1 | 01 | 1.92 |
| 1905 | 48 | 3 | 04 | 6.25 |
| 1904 | 56 | 1 | 01 | 1.78 |
| 1903 | 49 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1902 | 67 | 4 | 08 | 5.97 |
On examining the above list it will be noticed what little
change there is from year to year in the notification of this
disease. From an administrative point of view it is an
unsatisfactory disease to deal with, as the cases vary so
much in severity. If disinfection is carried out in a slight
case, the people think they are treated harshly and put to