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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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and Statistics relating thereto.
| Disease. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ? | 13 | 086 |
| Diphtheria | 354 | 37 | 247 |
| Diarrhœa | ? | 58 | 387 |
| Scarlet Fever | 666 | 8 | 053 |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 4 | 026 |
| Whooping Cough | ? | 24 | 160 |
| Phthisis | 365 | 149 | 996 |
SMALL POX.
No case of Small Pox was notified during 1914.
Careful scrutiny was kept over persons arriving in the district
from ships in which cases of Small Pox occurred. They were possible
contacts, but none developed the disease.
One child was seen by your Medical Officer of Health in
consultation with a local medical practitioner who suspected the disease.
There was reasonable ground for apprehension, but, fortunately, the
child proved to be suffering from a less formidable complaint.
Some idea of the amount of neglect to have children protected by vaccination may be gathered from the following figures:—
| 1913. | 1914. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Registered Births | 3,781. | 3,896 |
| „ „ Vaccinations | 1,430 | 1,314 |
| „ „ Declarations of "Conscientious " Objection | 1,419 | 1,400 |
SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.
The epidemic of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria that prevailed
at the close of 1913 did not subside during the early months of the
following year as epidemics of these diseases usually do. The weekly
notifications varied in the most remarkable manner from 29 in the
last week in January to 3 in the second week in May. The erratic