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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 19 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GRODPS.
| Disease | Under 1 | 12 | 2 3 | 3-4 | 4.5 | 5-10 | 10-16 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 6 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 122 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 227 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 4 | — | — | 28 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | - | — | 8 | 10 | 4 | 46 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 82 | 255 | 305 | 343 | 300 | 828 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 2,153 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 83 | 86 | 128 | 112 | 135 | 356 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 924 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| Total | 170 | 357 | 465 | 486 | 478 | 1,365 | 73 | 23 | 56 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 3,544 |