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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IV.
Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1944-
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| AlexandraBowes. | 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 | 51 | - | 8 | 26 | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 16 | 17 | 36 | - |
| Diphtheria | 9 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Enteric Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | <) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | '- | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 20 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Malaria (Non-civilian) | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 232 | 7 | 115 | 102 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 74 | 69 | 14 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 134 | 16 | 02 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 49 | 58 | 5 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Totals | 527 | 24 | 219 | 159 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 163 | 183 | 181 | 129 | 64 |