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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 22. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1956, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
| Disease | Cases Notified | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 150 | 8 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 6 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 19 | 37 |
| Dysentery | 48 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | — |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | — | — |
| Measles | 743 | 10 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 6 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 368 | 12 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 14 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 50 | — | |
| Total | 1441 | 77 | 41 |