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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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TABLE 21.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1949, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 198 | 43 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 18 | 31 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dysentery | — | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 16 | — |
| Measles | 1,116 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 248 | 8 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 28 | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | 1 | — |
| Total | 1,699 | 104 | 34 |