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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following notifications were received during the year:—
| Notifications | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 21 | 31 | |||
| Tuberculosis: | Respiratory | 33 | 38 | 5 | 7 |
| Non-Respiratory | 5 | 2 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 107 | - | |||
| Dysentry | 101 | - | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | - | |||
| Measles | 2,242 | - | |||
| Whooping Cough | 24 | - | |||
| Food Poisoning | 108 | - | |||
| Erysipelas | 6 | - | |||
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | |||
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | |||
| Diphtheria | — | - | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | - | |||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | - | |||
Measles
It will be noted that large numbers (2,242) of cases of
Measles were notified. A measles vaccine has been tried out on
a very limited scale in this country and abroad. Results are
promising and indicate that while full protection is afforded the
side effects produced make it clear that more research is necessary
before a vaccine can come into general use.
Tuberculosis
The number of primary notifications of cases of Tuberculosis
received during the year was 38, and 7 deaths were ascribed to
this diseae. In 1960 the figures were 54 and 7 respectively. Ten
years ago in 1951 there were 31 Tuberculosis deaths and 271 new
cases of the disease were notified.
The figures show the dramatic improvement brought about
by a combination of successful preventive measures allied to
improved treatment techniques, and the closest co-operation
between Chest Clinic and local health authority staffs.
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