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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
Hornsey 1947
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES NURSING OF CASES
| Removed to 1sol. Hosp. | Removed to Other Hosps. | Nursed at home | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 111 | 1 | 56 | 168 |
| Whooping Cough | 38 | 0 | 189 | 227 |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Polioencephalitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 22 | 2 | 518 | 542 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 47 | 49 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | 15 | 22 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Malaria (cont. abroad) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 202 | 20 | 839 | 1,061 |
CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS DURING 1947
(Bv Wards)
| DISEASE | Highgate | Muswell Hill | Crouch End | Central Hornsey | North Harringay | South Harringay | Stroud Green | Finsbury Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 25 | 9 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 58 | 33 |
| Poliomyelitis | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Polioencephalitis | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Measles | 52 | 48 | 38 | 60 | 80 | 73 | 133 | 58 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | – | - |
| Malaria (cont. abroad) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS.. | 87 | 128 | 62 | 166 | 135 | 141 | 238 | 104 |