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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 -20 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1953, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
| Disease | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 227 | 15 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 28 | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 46 | 24 | 45 |
| Dysentery | 38 | 12 | — |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 3 | — |
| Malaria contracted abroad | 2 | 2 | |
| Measles | 2,153 | 31 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 13 | 11 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 924 | 29 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 41 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 41 | 3 | — |
| Total | 3,544 | 148 | 46 |