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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 18.
DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS.
| Disease. | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 132 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | 233 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 87 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 95 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 189 | 54 | 29 | 60 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 457 |