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
Hornsey 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Removed to Isol. Hosp. | Removed to Other Hosps. | Nursed at home | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 109 | 4 | 83 | 196 |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 3 | 225 | 245 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Measles | 32 | 4 | 823 | 859 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | 42 | 52 |
| Dysentery | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | 12 | 17 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 5 | 3 | — | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | I | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | ||
| TOTALS | 186 | 19 | 1,189 | i>394 |
| DISEASE | Highgate | Muswell Hill | Crouch End | Central Hornsey | North Har'ngay | South Har'ngay | Stroud Green | Finsbury Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 44 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 31 |
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 49 | 20 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 33 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 61 | 122 | 58 | 135 | 75 | 100 | 153 | 155 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| TOTALS | 125 | 225 | 102 | 213 | 124 | 139 | 242 | 224 |