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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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† One case of Phthisis notified under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations I am unable to locate.
TABLE III.
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1909.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Cranbrook Ward. | Park Ward. | Seven Kings Ward. | North Hainault Ward. | Loxford Ward. | Clementswood Ward. | South Hainault Ward. | Cranbrook Ward. | Park Ward. | Seven Kings Ward. | North Hainault Ward. | Loxford Ward. | Clementswood Ward. | South Hainault Ward. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 132 | 1 | 37 | 76 | 6 | 12 | ... | 9 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 87 |
| Erysipelas | 62 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 267 | 1 | 49 | 181 | 23 | 13 | ... | 21 | 46 | 26 | : 27 | 55 | 66 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 48 | 21 | 186 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Voluntary Notification) | 25 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 17 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Public Health (Tubercu losis) Reg.)† | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 26 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 525 | 3 | 88 | 262 | 47 | 116 | 9 | 37 | 94 | 57 | 62 | 109 | 114 | 51 | 12 | 1 60 | 34 | 6 | 64 | 71 | 1 31 | 278 |