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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Table: (c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—

(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—

(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which demolition orders were made10
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders9
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made1
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been made fitNil
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV: Overcrowding.
(a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year66
(2) Number of families dwelling therein122
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein485
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year31
(c)(1) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved during the year4
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases22
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowdingNil

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5. PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
(i) Notifiable Diseases.
According to custom, I have not recorded those notifications,
where the diagnosis has been altered after a period of observation,
or after investigation. Where, however, the amended diagnosis
has proved to be another type of infection which is notifiable, then
the case has been appropriately recorded. All amendments are sent
to the Registrar-General at the end of each quarter.
(a) Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.
Altogether, there were 24 cases in the district. These occurred
from the middle of May until the beginning of October. Of the
24 cases, 11 had paralysis of varying degree, and 13 were diagnosed
as non-paralytic. There were, fortunately, no deaths. On investigation,
it was found that 3 of the cases, and possibly 4, contracted