Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table showing Percentage of Removals of Cases of Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria and Enteric Fever.
Ward. | Cases. | Removals. | Percentage. |
---|---|---|---|
Harringay | 47 | 10 | 34.0 |
West Green | 01 | 11 | 18.0 |
St. Ann's | 142 | 72 | 50.7 |
High Cross | 110 | 01 | 55.4 |
Middle | 137 | 03 | 45.9 |
Lower | 105 | 57 | 54.2 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Diseases. | Cases notified. | Deaths. | Death Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Measles | — | 22 | 0.14 |
Diphtheria | 227 | 5 | 0.03 |
Diarrhoea | — | 13 | 0.08 |
Scarlet Fever | 367 | — | — |
Enteric Fever | 6 | 1 | 0.006 |
Whooping Cough | — | 8 | 0.05 |
Tuberculosis (Lungs) | 231 | 124 | 0.79 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | 3 | 0.019 |
Erysipelas | 22 | 1 | 0.006 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | — | — |
Malaria | — | — | — |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 31 | 7 | 0. 044 |
Influenza | — | 24 | 0.15 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — |
Pneumonia | 217 | 125 | 0.80 |