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forms of gratuitous medical relief are utilised.
The following information has been kindly supplied by the Clerk of
the Guardians:—
Out-Door Relief.
Unemployed : Ordinary :
No. of Cases, Amount, No. of Cases, Amount,
1,994. £17519. 1901. £51568
North Middlesex Hospital.
No. of cases admitted during 1925, 2,245
No. of days In-maintenance during 1925, ••• 94,895
Any causes of sickness or invalidity which have been specially noteworthy
in the area during the period under review; and any conditions of occupation
or environment which appear to have had a prejudicial effect on health.
There have been no such noteworthy conditions, beyond the inadequate
housing provision, which must have had a prejudicial effect on
the health of those subjected thereto. It is not, however, reflected in
the vital statistics.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES GENERALLY.
Smallpox.—No case of Smallpox has been notified in Tottenham in
the period 1920 to 1925. From time to time, intimation is
received of contacts with Smallpox cases elsewhere coming to visit or
reside in this area. These contacts are visited and kept under scrutiny
for the requisite period of a fortnight or more, but in no instance have
they developed the disease.
The Vaccination Officer for Tottenham informs me that the number of
Tottenham children vaccinated during 1925 was 933; the number of
declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination received was 1,196.
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The following table shows the incidence of notifiable infectious
diseases for the period 1920—25:—