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Tottenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The review of the register commenced during 1954/55 has now
been completed and some lapsed cases have been reclaimed, whilst
others have been removed from the register, In spite of this
review the number of new cases exceeds the cases removed, indicating
that the field of supervision is enlarging.
Distribution of new cases
Male Femal2
Tottenham area 7 8
Outside area 6 6
Medically these cases were allocated as follows
| Tottenham Area | Outside Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | - |
| Rheumatic Carditis | 1 | 5 |
| Chorea | 2 | - |
| Rheumatic Limb Pains | 1 | - |
| Congenital Cardiac Lesions | 6 | 5 |
| Other cases | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | 12 |
A review of all cases on the Rheumatic Register shows the
following present distribution
Cases under supervision 169
Discharged 33
Transferred on removal 15 Males 125
Lapsed 16 Females 119
Deaths (total) 11 244
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Of the children under supervision 111 children made 266
attendances at the clinic during the year. In addition a number of
children were seen in other children s outpatient clinics under the
supervision of Dr. I.M. Anderson,