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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 22
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING
YEAR 1955, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
| Disease | Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 149 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 67 | 22 | 40 |
| Dysentery | 7 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | - | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 11 | — | — |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2,807 | 29 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 20 | 20 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 179 | 10 | 1 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 28 | 4 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 52 | 9 | — |
| Total | 3,342 | 113 | 44 |