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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 20.
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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 100 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 69 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Erysipelas | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 36 | 143 | 213 | 207 | 204 | 467 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1,290 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | — | — | 7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 61 | 82 | 90 | 81 | 148 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 520 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 26 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 29 |
| Total | 104 | 224 | 311 | 322 | 311 | 700 | 32 | 11 | 42 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 2,119 |