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Ilford 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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PUERPERAL FEVER.
The following record speaks for itself :—
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Per cent. of Cases Notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 4 | 1 | .01 | 25.0 |
| 1910 | 1 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1909 | 2 | 2 | .02 | 100.0 |
| 1908 | 2 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1907 | 2 | 1 | .01 | 50.0 |
| 1906 | 3 | 2 | .03 | 66.66 |
| 1905 | 3 | 3 | .04 | 100.0 |
| 1904 | 4 | 4 | .07 | 100.0 |
| 1903 | 2 | 1 | .02 | 50.0 |
| 1902 | 3 | 2 | .04 | 66.66 |
PHTHISIS.
The compulsory notification of Phthisis, which came into
force on the 1st January, 1912, will alter the whole administrative
methods of dealing with this disease. It is to be
hoped, too, that local authorities will be able to get financial
assistance under the Insurance Act in course of time, and
then some real advance will be able to be made. Heretofore
the method of dealing with this disease, qua disease, has
been practically nil, and until the disease can be looked at as
a whole it will be impossible to deal with it effectively.
There are three classes of the disease which have to be
coped with : the advanced, the medium, and the slight
classes. In addition to the disease itself there is also the
financial problem to be faced, as the disease is essentially
one of adult life, and therefore more complicated than
other infectious diseases which occur chiefly in childhood.
At present the advanced cases are largely connected with the
Poor Law. As a result they are pressed to go to the Infirmary
at Romford. Perhaps they go, stay for a week or longer,
and then are home again. These cases are probably a very