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
Tottenham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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M. of H. Table II.—
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Number or Cases Notified. | Total Casks Notified in Each Locality | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years | Brnce Grove and Stone leign | Chestnuts | Green Lanes | Park and Colcraine | Stamford Hill | Town Hall | West Green | White Hart Lane | |||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to '20 | 20 to 3!> | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | |||||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 495 | 3 | 14 | 99 | 240 | 87 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 131 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 60 | 98 | 64 | 56 | 470 |
| Erysipelas | 49 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 481 | 4 | 12 | 124 | 207 | 87 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 63 | 61 | 59 | 32 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 71 | 96 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 160 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria & Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 277 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 115 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 43 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 31 | 37 | 32 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 47 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 10 | — |
| Totals | 1,555 | 40 | 40 | 265 | 490 | 204 | 100 | 189 | 88 | 112 | 27 | 268 | 209 | 119 | 103 | 250 | 226 | 190 | 190 | 579 |