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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 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 | Over 65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 95 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 27 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 44 |
| Infective Hepatitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 15 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 10 |
| Measles | 31 | 85 | 105 | 106 | 124 | 395 | 24 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 876 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 24 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 74 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | - | - | 15 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 112 | 124 | 133 | 139 | 471 | 48 | 22 | 58 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 1,206 |