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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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West Ham Mental Hospital—
Diphtheria 1 cases.
Enteric Fever 1 ,,
Erysipelas 1 ,,
Pneumonia 3 ,,
Barnardo's Village Homes—
Scarlet Fever 10 cases.
Diphtheria 01 ,,
Erysipelas 4 ,,
Pneumonia 3 ,,
Of the cases notified, exclusive of those from Public Institutions,
the following table shows the per cent, removed to the Isolation
Hospitals —
Small-pox 100.0
Diphtheria 88.6
Scarlet Fever 82.8
Enteric Fever 57.1
Erysipelas 15.1
Puerperal Fever 66.6
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 66.6
Influenzal Pneumonia 41.1
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 100.0
Encephalitis Lethargica 100.0
The total number of deaths from infectious disease in the
district is shown in the following table:—
Deaths from Infectious Disease in the District During
1919.
Scarlet Fever 1
Diphtheria and Croup 6
Enteric Fever 2
Erysipelas 2
Influenza 64
Pneumonia (all forms) 34