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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955
| Jan.— March | April— June | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Pertussis | 15 | 6 | 4 | — | 25 |
| Poliomyelitis : | |||||
| Paralytic | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Measles | 67 | 602 | 215 | 4 | 888 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | — | 9 | — | 17 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | |||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |||||
| Paratyphoid B | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Tuberculosis : | |||||
| Pulmonary | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| Total | 144 | 653 | 250 | 26 | 1073 |
REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1/1/55 | 353 | 284 | 50 | 50 | 737 |
| Cases notified for first time in 1955 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Cases Restored to Register | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other Cases added | 20 | 16 | 2 | — | 38 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 83 | 42 | 18 | 22 | 165 |
| Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/55 | 319 | 275 | 35 | 29 | 658 |