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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
Romford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| Cases Notified | Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 53 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 34 | 30 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | ||
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Two cases of Scarlet Fever and 1 of Diphtheria occurred
in the Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch and were removed
to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. The deaths from Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria were those of persons domiciled in the
district but dying in hospitals outside the district and only 1 of
these was notified.
| Year | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Erysipelas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1- | 1 | ||
| 1- | 1 | ||
| 2- | 3 | 1 | |
| 3- | 5 | 2 | |
| 4- | 4 | 3 | |
| 5-9- | 24 | 12 | |
| 10—14- | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 15—19- | 7 | 4 | |
| 20—34- | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35—44- | 1 | ||
| 45—64-65- | 3 1 |
Public Health Regulations and Public Health Act, 1925,
section 62. No action has been taken.
| New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| Age Periods. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M, | F. | M. F. |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 1 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| 35 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 45 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 55 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||