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Romford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 13.
| 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 3(1) | 7(2) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5(3) | 10(4) |
| Diphtheria | 43(1) | 58(9) | 29(1) | 24(2) | 10(1) | 3 | 9 |
| Dysentery | 3(2) | - | 3(1) | 8(1) | - | 20(8) | 15(10) |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 1(1) | 21(11) | 5(2) | - | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 20(2) | 13(4) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18(2) | 21(2) |
| Infectious Jaundice | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 14 |
| Malaria | 2 | 1(1) | - | 2 | 5 | 51(49) | 15(6) |
| Measles | 1 | 30(2) | 1014(16) | 253 | 408 | 47 | 876(7) |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | 4(1) | 2(1) | 2(1) | - | - |
| Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | — | — | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 1(1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3(2) |
| Pneumonia | 30(1) | 16(1) | 53(14) | 30 | 47 | 21 | 44(1) |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 41(21) | 23(14) | 14(3) | 9 | 6(2) | 17(9) | 27(12) |
| Scarlet Fever | 80(5) | 96(4) | 87(5) | 212 | 198 | 137(1) | 95(1) |
| T.B. Respiratory | 82 | 71 | 91 | 74 | 89 | 76 | 68 |
| T.B. Non-Respiratory | 23 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 7(1) | 307 | 114 | 40 | 190(3) | 74(1) |
The figures in brackets represent the notifications of cases
reported from Oldchurch County Hospital. These are non-residents
in the Borough.
Measles and Whooping Cough were not notifiable until the
latter part of 1939.
Infective Jaundice, or, as it is sometimes called, Acute Infective
Hepatitis was not notifiable until the end of 1943.
(a) Scarlet Fever.
This year, 94 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified with residence
in the area. Most of these occurred during the last quarter,
and, on the whole, were mild in character.
(b) Diphtheria.
Propaganda in connection with Diphtheria Immunisation was
again maintained throughout the whole of the year, and all the
Nursing Personnel of the Department, and the Sanitary Inspectors
took every opportunity of proving its value to parents.
Sessions for Immunisation and Schick Testing were again held
at each Child Welfare Clinic, at the Schools and at the Day
Nurseries.
Once again the number of cases of Diphtheria was extremely
small, reflecting the success of the scheme.
The following statistics relate to the state of Immunisation as
at 31st December, 1945.