Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 20 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Month | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | Pneumonia | Dysentery | Encephalitis Acute Infective | Erysipelas | Malaria contracted abroad | Measles | Meningococcal Infection | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Poliomyelitis Paralytic | Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | Whooping Cough | Infective Hepatitis | Food Poisoning | Tuberculosis | Total | |
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Resp. | Non-Resp. | |||||||||||||||||||
January | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 140 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - | 188 |
February | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 178 |
March | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | 2 | — | 306 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 373 |
April | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 462 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 511 |
May | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 319 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 382 |
June | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 348 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 378 |
July | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 144 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | 188 |
August | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 40 |
September | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 24 |
October | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 26 |
November | 23 | — | — | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
December | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 45 |
Total | 151 | - | - | 7 | 43 | 24 | — | 14 | 1 | 1880 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 131 | 18 | 28 | 61 | 5 | 2374 |