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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 22
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 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 123 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 206 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 49 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| Encephalitis—Acute Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Malaria contracted abroad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 57 | 220 | 273 | 312 | 293 | 1069 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2260 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 57 |
| Total | 68 | 230 | 296 | 332 | 332 | 1228 | 69 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 2662 |