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 1943
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 172 | 168 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 167 | 56 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 147 |
| Diphtheria | 49 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | — |
| Erysipelas. | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 16 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | l | 11 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | ||
| Malaria | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 22 | 36 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 120 | 125 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | |
| Measles | 525 | 512 | 61 | 108 | 124 | 122 | 181 | 395 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 87 | 87 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 89 | 22 | 24 | 4 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 12 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 1,079 | 1,101 | 100 | 157 | 176 | 201 | 274 | 717 | 136 | 69 | 163 | 62 | 88 | 37 | 354 |