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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 1938
[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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 125 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 39 | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | - | 1 | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 12 | 1 | -- | — | 13 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Malaria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 87 | 23 | 16 | 53 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 265 |