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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 19
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 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 42 | 235 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 388 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 8 | — | — | - | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Encephalitis—Post Infectious | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 34 | 105 | 148 | 194 | 163 | 703 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1,364 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 29 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 52 | 160 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 379 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 22 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 42 |
| Total | 75 | 169 | 232 | 267 | 261 | 1,126 | 57 | 18 | 40 | 22 | •20 | 17 | 2,304 |