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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 21 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS
| Disease | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 151 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 43 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 58 | 185 | 222 | 262 | 265 | 862 | 21 | 2 | o | 1 | — | — | 1880 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 131 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| Total | 80 | 208 | 263 | 282 | 305 | 1027 | 63 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 2308 |