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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(c) Diphtheria.
No cases of Diphtheria were reported, but several contacts of a case
in a neighbouring district were kept under observation.
The following statistics relate to the state of immunisation at 31st
December, 1958. In addition to the initial series of injections, "booster"
doses have been administered.
TABLE 16
Under 5 years | 5-15 years | |
---|---|---|
Number of children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1958, and who were born between 31st December, 1943, and 31st December, 1958 | 5,217 | 16,872 |
(d) Dysentery.
Seventeen cases of Dysentery were notified, as belonging to the
area. Twelve of these were due to Shigella Sonnei, and five were
unclassified.
(e) Food Poisoning.
During the year, eight cases were notified, which proved to be
suffering from food poisoning. In addition 15 proved indefinite.
The following table sets out details, as required by the Ministry of
Health.
TABLE 17
(a) | Total number of outbreaks | Nil | ||||
(b) | Total number of cases included in (a) | Nil | ||||
(c) | Number of single cases | 23 | ||||
(d) | Number of deaths | Nil | ||||
(e) | (i) Organisms responsible | |||||
(ii) Outbreaks attributable to (i) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
(iii) Single cases attributed to (i) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
(!) Measles.
Measles was in epidemic form during the latter part of the year,
and, altogether, throughout the year 476 cases were notified.
(g) Scarlet Fever.
The notifications numbered 240, and the type was again mild.
(h) Smallpox.
No cases occurred, and no contacts required to be kept under
surveillance.
Table 18 gives the statistics, relative to Vaccination, as recorded by
the General Practitioners.