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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 17. MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Month. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Puerperal Pyrexia | Erybipelas | Pneumonia | Infective Hepatitis | Poliomyelitis | Dysentery | Cerebro Spinal Fever | Measles | Whooping Cough | Malaria | Enteric Fever | Encephalitis Lethargica | Tuberculosis | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resp. | Non-Resp. | ||||||||||||||||
| January | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | 3 | — | - | 8 | — | 54 |
| February | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | 1 | - | — | 4 | 71 | 2 | - | — | — | 5 | — | 107 |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | - | — | 1 | 313 | 3 | - | — | — | 4 | 2 | 337 |
| April | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 2 | 321 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 353 |
| May | 7 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 115 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 151 |
| June | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | - | 2 | — | - | — | 24 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 51 |
| July | 16 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 60 |
| August | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| September | 14 | - | - | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | - | — | — | 12 | 2 | 50 |
| October | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
| November | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 28 |
| December | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 31 |
| Total | 95 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 876 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 1,283 |