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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 19.
DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO WARDS.
| Disease. | Collier Row and Havering Ward. | Gidea Park and Noak Hill Ward. | South Ward. | Town Ward. | West Ward. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 103 | 29 | 44 | 28 | 29 |
| Diphtheria | 21 | 3 | 48 | 11 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | 7 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis: Respiratory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Non-Respiratory | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | '2 |
| Total | 179 | 51 | 193 | 56 | 50 |