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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 22
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING
YEAR 1951, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
| Disease | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 100 | 14 | — |
| Diphtheria | - | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11 | 6 | — |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 42 | 33 |
| Dysentery | 37 | 21 | — |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 1 | — |
| Malaria contracted abroad | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 1,290 | 45 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 6 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 520 | 23 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 26 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 29 | 1 | — |
| Total | 2,119 | 173 | 36 |