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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Name of Article. | Samples | |
|---|---|---|
| Taken. | Found Adulterated | |
| Cream | 1 | — |
| Cream Pastry | 5 | 3 |
| Gin | 5 | 5 |
| Hake | 9 | 2 |
| Lemon Sole | 1 | — |
| Meat | 1 | — |
| Meat Pie | 1 | — |
| Minced Beef | 10 | 2 |
| Sausages | 8 | — |
| Whisky | 12 | 3 |
| 451 | 23 | |
| Number of prosecutions | 4 | |
| Number of convictions | 4 | |
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
The beginning of September, 1933, marked the commencement of
an increased incidence of Scarlet Fever. The peak was reached in the
week ended November 4th. There was a gradual decline from that date.
Whereas in 1933 551 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, in 1934 there
were 628.
Diphtheria, although more prevalent in 1934 than in 1933, was less
pronounced and less sudden in its incidence, the most sustained increase
being in the last quarter of the year. The number of notified cases in
1933 was 194, in 1934, 300.
Most of the other notifiable infectious diseases showed a distinct
decline.
Although there has been an increased incidence it will be seen from
the table of deaths that there was an increased fatality of two only in
each group. It is probable that the number of deaths from Scarlet Fever
could hardly have been reduced having regard to the severity of type of the