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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 15.
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 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 76 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 3 | — | — | 33 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 86 |
| Cercbro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 18 | 45 | 57 | 88 | 83 | 244 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 552 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 72 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 200 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 48 | 80 | 97 | 135 | 112 | 381 | 29 | 22 | 65 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 1,030 |