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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
| Highgate | M unwell Hill | Crouch End | Central Hornsey | North Haringey | South Haringey | Stroud Green | Finsbury Park | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 28 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 26 | 173 |
| Whooping cough | 42 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 138 |
| Acute poliomyelitis Paralytic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 39 | 80 | 52 | 143 | 129 | 177 | 129 | 86 | 835 |
| Acute pneumonia | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 74 |
| Dysentery | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Food poisoning | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid fevers | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| TOTALS | 105 | 168 | 74 | 204 | 189 | 208 | 214 |