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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
Hornsey 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
| Highgate | Muswell Hill | Crouch End | Central Hornsey | North Haringey | South Haringey | Stroud Green | Finsbury Park | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 145 |
| Whooping Cough | 41 | 89 | 20 | 73 | 70 | 12 | 78 | 65 | 448 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Measles | 126 | 23 | 31 | 210 | 98 | 57 | 119 | 139 | 803 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 54 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| TOTALS | 205 | 163 | 68 | 321 | 205 | 95 | 238 | 224 | 1,519 |