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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 1947
[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-]0 | 10-15 | 15 20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 5 | 27 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 118 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | _ | ~~ | — | - | — | - | 4 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 43 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 101 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | — | — | — | 6 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 5 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Measles | 16 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 257 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 575 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | I 1 | — | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | | 31 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 194 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 33 |
| Total | 62 | 101 | 95 | 106 | 117 | 407 | 54 | 29 | 73 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 1,118 |