Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLS 19.
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 |
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Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 198 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 19 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 50 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
Measles | 43 | 133 | 199 | 177 | 155 | 379 | 25 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1,116 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Polioencephalitis | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | 11 |
Whooping Cough | 21 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 34 | 63 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 248 |
Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
Food Poisoning | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Total | 70 | 168 | 268 | 247 | 222 | 580 | 48 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 1,699 |