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Hornsey 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX

AGE IN YEARSScarlet feverWhooping coughAcute poliomyelitisMeaslesDysentery
ParalyticNon-Paralytic
MFMFMFMFMFMF
Under 1..741...1412..
1.143....55376.
23285...16756.2
32446....72741.
46576....9698..
5-922242419....23625212
10-1425241...13912
15-24.1.21...34.2
25 and over.1.1.4..3562
TOTALS3543565034.15595471510
78106711,10625
AGE IN YEARSAcute pneumoniaTyphoid feverErysipelasFood poisoningPuerperal pyrexiaOphthalmia neonatorum
MFMFMFMFMFMF
Under 511....1....1
5-1412.....1....
15-4477.11223.10..
45-64125...2......
65 and over138..22......
TOTALS3423.13634.10.1
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There were no cases of diphtheria
The infant with ophthalmia neonatorum was treated in hospital. There was no impairment of vision.