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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
Wood Green 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The following are the numbers of deaths from each of these diseases for the years 1920 and 1919:—
| Disease. | Number of deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920. | 1919. | |
| Small Pox | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 9 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 1 |
| Measles | 5 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | 14 | |
An increase of '24 per 1,000; measles, whooping cough and
diarrhœa being the cause of the increase.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The number of specimens examined during the year were as follows:—
| Positive | Negative | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | — | 4 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 73 | 179 | 252 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 34 | 85 | 119 |
| Ringworm | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 118 | 273 | 391 |
Small Pox and Typhus Fever.
No cases of Small Pox or Typhus Fever have been notified
during the year .