Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Notifiable Disease. | Males. | Females | Under one. | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 & over. | Total Cases Removed to Isolation Hospital by Council |
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Scarlet Fever | 166 | 129 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 . | 171 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 134 | ||
Diphtheria | 39 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 74 |
Pneumonia | 60 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 17 | — |
Erysipelas | 8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Dysentery | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | - | — | 4 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — |
Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Food Poisoning | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Whooping Cough | 49 | 54 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
Measles | 364 | 348 | 25 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 129 | 378 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 96 | 68 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 86 | 23 | 24 | 5 | — |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |
Totals | 813 | 740 | 39 | 71 | 87 | 106 | 186 | 649 | 71 | 44 | 137 | 58 | 78 | 27 | 278 |