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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Scarlet Fever.
The number of notified cases was 306 and the lowest recorded in the
Borough for twenty years. Of this number, 123 were admitted to Southgate
Isolation Hospital, and 183 were nursed at home. One death
occurred from this disease.
Cases of Scarlet Fever treated in 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). |
| 113 | 24.9 | 10 | 16.8 | — | — |
Cases wrongly diagnosed were reclassified as follows:—Noninfectious
Rash, 2; Tonsillitis, 3; Tonsillitis and Septic Rash, 2;
Measles, 1; Septicaemia, 1; and Heat Stroke, 1.
Diphtheria.
The number of notified cases was 236, compared with 227 in 1936.
The number of cases admitted to hospital was 230. 10 deaths occurred
from this disease.
Immunisation against diphtheria has continued to gain popularity
during the year, and two sessions a week, with an average attendance of
40 per session, have been regularly held throughout the year.
Cases of Diphtheria treated in hospital:—
| 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 | 159 | 67.0 | *16 | 11.1 | 7 | 81 |
| Hornsey | 19 | 55.6 | 1 | 21.0 | _ | — |
| L.C.C. | 13 | 77.7 | 2 | 48.0 | 1 | 13.0 |
| London Fever | 11 | 83.5 | 1 | 32.0 | — | — |
* One case proved fatal. Cause of death: Septic Scarlet Fever.