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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
Southgate 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Ditdhtheria Carriers | 20 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 |
| Baby with Mother | 1 |
| Baby born in Hospital | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 28 |
| Erysipelas and Cellulitis of leg | 1 |
| Erysipelas and Arthritis | 1 |
| Erysipelas and Double Mastoid | 1 |
| Measles.. | 3 |
| Measles and Pneumonia | 2 |
| Rubella | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Whooping Cough and Pneumonia | 10 |
| Whooping Cough, Pneumonia and Burns | 1 |
| Whooping Cough and Bronchitis | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever arid Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Urticaria | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Rubella | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken-pox | 1 |
| Post-Scarlatinal Nephritis and Endocarditis | 1 |
| Diphtheria, Eczema of head and Nephritis | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Specific Arthritis | 1 |
| Pneumococcal Meningitis | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 17 |
| Septicaemia | 1 |
| Cellulitis of leg | 2 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 2 |
| Simple Croup | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 |
| Hilus Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Non-infectious Rashes | 4 |
| 500 |
Eight of the above cases were admitted for observation purposes,
while in 26 other cases the original diagnosis was amended after
admission, the patients being transferred to another hospital, or
sent home when the non-infectious nature of their illness became
apparent.
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