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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 20.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1938, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 125 | 93 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 39 | 39 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 13 | 13 | — |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 17 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 25 | 28 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 3 | — |
| Polioencephalitis | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | |
| Total | 265 | 202 | 37 |