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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 19.
MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Month | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | Pneumonia | Dysentery | Erysipelas | Malaria contracted abroad | Measles | Meningococcal Infection | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Poliomyelitis Paralytic | Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | Whooping Cough | Infective Hepatitis | Food Poisoning | Tuberculosis | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resp. | Non.-Resp. | ||||||||||||||||||
| January | 10 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2 | — | 76 | 3 | — | 1 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 215 | |
| February | 3 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 213 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 305 |
| March | 3 | — | — | - | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 374 | — | — | - | — | 41 | — | - | 15 | 5 | 462 |
| April | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 275 | — | - | - | 1 | 25 | 2 | - | 18 | 3 | 339 |
| May | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 237 | — | — | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 317 |
| June | 7 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | 55 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 143 |
| July | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 67 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 120 |
| August | 9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | - | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 133 |
| September | 6 | — | 2 | — | 3 | - | - | 1 | 8 | — | - | — | 2 | 37 | 2 | - | 22 | 4 | 87 |
| October | 18 | — | - | — | 4 | - | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 89 |
| November | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 90 |
| December | 10 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 1 | 4 | 17 | - | 90 |
| Total | 100 | — | 3 | 11 | 69 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 1,290 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 520 | 26 | 29 | 241 | 30 | 2,390 |