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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | At all Ages | Number or Casks Notified. | Total Casks Notified in Each Locality | Total Cases Removed to Isolation Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Grove & Central. | Chestnuts | Coleralne. | Green Lanes | High Cross. | Park. | Seven Sisters. | Stamford Hill | Town Hall | West Green | White Hart Lane | |||||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 430 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 184 | 81 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 3 | — | 33 | 1 32 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 53 | 139 |
| Diphtheria | 227 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 102 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 7 | — | 11 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 204 |
| Pneumonia | 107 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 62 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | 35 | 83 | 28 | 46 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 33 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 30 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Totals | 1,141 | 23 | 20 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 316 | 137 | 85 | 221 | 68 | 105 | 27 | 86 | 97 | 64 | 117 | 84 | 92 | 115 | 96 | 133 | 120 | 137 | 383 |