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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 1949
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |