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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IV
Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1952
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | Total Cases Removed to Hospital or Sanatorium | Total Deaths | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | At Ages—Years | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 and upwards | Alexandra-Bowes | Town Hall | Noel Park | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 93 | - | 23 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 28 | 40 | 56 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | 36 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | — | 5 |
| Non-Pulm. Tuberculosis | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malaria | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 449 | 16 | 204 | 215 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 147 | 175 | 22 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 89 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 39 | 23 | 4 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 12 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 740 | 27 | 271 | 317 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 240 | 234 | 266 | 102 | 39 |