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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 20
DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR. DIVIDED INTO WARDS.
| Disease | Bedfords Ward. | Central Ward. | Collier Row Ward. | Gidea Park Ward. | Harold Hill Ward. | Heath Park Ward. | Mawney Ward. | Oldchurch Ward. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 184 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 388 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Encephalitis—Post Infectious | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 17 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 124 | 42 | 246 | 132 | 608 | 59 | 118 | 35 | 1,364 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 1 | — | - | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 52 | 1 | 41 | 38 | 164 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 379 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 42 |
| Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 174 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 246 |
| Tuberculosis—Non-Respira-tory | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Total | 245 | 84 | 386 | 224 | 1,182 | 142 | 208 | 103 | 2,574 |