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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 21
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING
YEAR 1952. and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
| Disease | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 388 | 28 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 40 | 23 | 31 |
| Dysentery | 10 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis—Post Infectious | 3 | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 1 | — |
| Malaria contracted abroad | 1 | - | — |
| Measles | 1.364 | 7 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 11 | 11 | — |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 9 | 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 379 | 8 | - |
| Infective Hepatitis | 22 | 4 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 42 | 4 | — |
| Total | 2,304 | 104 | 32 |