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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria during 1937 is shown in the following table:—
| School. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Boys | 2 | — |
| Girls | 1 | — |
| ,, Infants | 4 | — |
| Bounds Green Boys | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Girls | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Infants | 4 | 1 |
| Lordship Lane Boys | 1 | 3 |
| ,, ,, Girls | 1 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Infants | 3 | — |
| Noel Park Boys | 1 | — |
| ,. ,, Girls | 2 | 1 |
| ,, „ Infants | 5 | — |
| Rhodes Avenue | 5 | — |
| St. Michael's Mixed | — | 2 |
| ,, Infants | 1 | 1 |
| St. Paul's | 2 | 2 |
| White Hart Lane Boys | 1 | 3 |
| ,, ,, „ Girls | 2 | 3 |
| „ „ „ Infants | 4 | 6 |
| Glendale County | — | 1 |
| Trinity County | — | — |
| Private Schools | — | — |
| Schools outside Borough | 2 | — |
| Under School Age | 16 | 6 |
| Over School Age | 13 | 15 |
| Totals | 72 | 46 |
| 1st Quarter | 11 | 15 |
| 2nd ,, | 16 | 3 |
| 3rd „ | 18 | 8 |
| 4th ,, | 27 | 20 |
| 72 | 46 |