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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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Other wrongly diagnosed oases were re-olassified as follows:—Not
Soarlet Fever, 1; Urticaria, 3; German Measles, 1; Tonsillitis, 1;
Impetigo, 1; Dermatitis, 1.
DIPHTHERIA.
| Hospital. | Diagnosis correct and cases treated to a conclusion. | Diagnosis incorrect. | Fatal cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | |
| Southgate | 144 | 58.8 | *12 | 15.9 | 7 | 19.1 |
| HornBey | 21 | 54.5 | 1 | 35.0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| L.C.C | 5 | 59.8 | 1 | 24.0 | — | — |
| London Fever | 3 | 60.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Enfield & Edmonton | 8 | 75.6 | — | — | — | — |
| *One oase proved fatal—-cause of death. Measles and Pneumonia. | ||||||
Other wrongly diagnosed cases were re-olassified as follows:—Not
Diphtheria, 2; Tonsillitis, 10; Suppurated Adenitis, 1.
CASES OF NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
109 Measles and Pneumonia.
16 ,, ,, Bronchitis.
5 ,, ,, Otitis Media.
3 ,, ,, suspected Meningitis.
2 ,, ,, Epistaxis.
1 ,, ,, Eye Trouble.
1 ,, ,, Abdominal Trouble.
1 ,, ,, Heart Disease.
1 ,, ,, Whooping Cough.
1 ,, ,, ,, ,, and Impetigo.
1 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Bronchitis.
1 ,, ,, Osteomyelitis.
1 ,, ,, Mastoid.