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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 19.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1948 AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 99 | 21 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 9 | — |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 15 | 16 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 2 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 488 | 26 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 3 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 327 | 15 | |
| Infective Hepatitis | 11 | — | — |
| Total | 1,031 | 111 | 17 |