Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1952.
Jan.— March. | April— June. | July— Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 42 | 26 | 32 | 88 | 188 |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 |
Poliomyelitis: | |||||
Paralytic | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 17 | 143 | 53 | 208 | 421 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
Dysentery | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | |
Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Tuberculosis— | |||||
Pulmonary | 21 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 74 |
Non-pulmonary | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Totals | 106 | 215 | 120 | 340 | 781 |