London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IV.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexandra-Bowes. | Town Hall. | Noel Park. | |||||||||||||||
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 55 years. | 55 to 65 years. | 65 & upwards. | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 87 | - | 19 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 19 | 30 | 38 | 72 | - |
| Diphtheria | 22 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | _ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 69 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 30 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 361 | 15 | 132 | 212 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 156 | 101 | 7 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 95 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 689 | 26 | 203 | 301 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 221 | 256 | 212 | 188 | 66 |