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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 19. DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO WARDS
| Disease. | Collier Row and Havering Ward. | Gidea Park and Noak Hill Ward. | South Ward. | Town Ward. | West Ward | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 95 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 44 |
| Infective Hepattiis | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | 3 |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 14 | - | — | 15 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Measles | 324 | 153 | 146 | 171 | 82 | 876 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 74 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | 13 | — | 1 | 15 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 2 | — | — | - | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis: Respiratory | 26 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 68 |
| Non-Respiratory | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 470 | 231 | 241 | 228 | 113 | 1,283 |