Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 18
MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Month | Scarlet Fever | | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | Pneumonia | Dysentery | Encephalitis Post- Infectious | Erysipelas | Malaria contracted abroad | Measles | Meningococcal Infection | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Poliomyelitis Paralytic | Poliomyelitis Non- Paralytic | Whooping Cough | Infective Hepatitis | Food Poisoning | Tuberculosis | Total | |
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Resp. | Non.-Resp. | |||||||||||||||||||
January | 12 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | - | 3 | — | - | 2 | — | 19 | — | 3 | 17 | 4 | 64 |
February | 14 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 66 |
March | 19 | — | — | 1 | 4 | - | — | 1 | — | 21 | — | - | - | — | 23 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 97 |
April | 12 | — | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | - | — | — | 40 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 95 |
May | 20 | — | - | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | - | — | — | 55 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 124 |
June | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | - | - | — | 52 | — | - | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 138 |
July | 29 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | 2 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 242 |
August | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 186 | — | - | 1 | — | 46 | — | 4 | 26 | 2 | 282 |
September | 27 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 69 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | — | 2 | 19 | 1 | 167 |
October | 77 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 170 | - | — | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 303 |
November | 86 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 208 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 26 | 2 | - | 34 | 2 | 372 |
December | 60 | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 495 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 11 | — | 624 |
Total | 388 | — | — | 9 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1,364 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 379 | 22 | 42 | 246 | 24 | 2,574 |