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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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The fatal case was that of a young woman who had been confined
a fortnight before notification.
Blood tubes are supplied to local medical practitioners who wish
to verify their diagnosis of Enteric Fever by Widal's test. Confirmation
by this process has been sought for in five instances.
ENTERIC FEVER
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harringay | Cases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Deaths | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Green | Cases | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| St. Ann's | Cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Deaths | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| High Cross | Cases | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Deaths | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Middle | Cases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| Lower | Cases | |||||||||||||
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| Ward | Cases | Removals | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harringay | 173 | 91 | 52.6 |
| West Green | 192 | 86 | 44.7 |
| St. Ann's | 340 | 112 | 32.9 |
| High Cross | 292 | 107 | 36.6 |
| Middle | 383 | 154 | 40.2 |
| Lower | 240 | 78 | 32.5 |