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Ilford 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Of the above the following' were notified from Institutions in
the district:—
Claybury Mental Hospital—Pulmonary Tuberculosis 7
Tuberculosis (all other forms) 1
The Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside—Pulmonary
Tuberculosis 5
Tuberculosis (all other forms) 1
During the year 1923 the following deaths occurred from
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary Tuberculosis for the district proper (including
2 in the Girls' Village Homes, 2 in Claybury Mental
Hospital and 1 in the Ilford Isolation Hospital and
Sanatorium) 55
Claybury Mental Hospital (excluding the 2 mentioned
above 14
West Ham Mental Hospital 6
Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium (not Ilford
residents) 4
Tuberculosis (all other forms) for the district proper
(including 3 in the Ilford Emergency Hospital and
1 in the Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium) 12
Claybury Mental Hospital 3
West Ham Mental Hospital 2
Ilford Emergency Hospital (not included above) 1
Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium (not included
above) 1
Of the G7 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification
had previously been received of 53 of the cases, and 7 were
notified at or immediately after death. Of the 7 remaining, 1
died at one of Dr. Barnardo's Convalescent Homes and was probably
notified elsewhere; 2 at Claybury Mental Hospital, the
usual place of residence being unknown; while 4 were not notified
by medical practitioners for various reasons.
The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis
of Ilford residents, together with the death-rate for that
disease per 1,000 persons living, during the last ten years:—