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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
| Highgato | Muswell Hill | Crouch End | Central Hornsey | North Haringey | South Haringey | Stroud Green | Finsbury Park | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 36 | ||
| Whooping cough | 4 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 151 |
| . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 2 | . | 4 | |
| Non-paralytic | 3 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 5 |
| Measles | 181 | 340 | 103 | 238 | 119 | 94 | 202 | 187 | 1,404 |
| Acute pneumonia | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 66 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 67 |
| Erysipelas | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Food poisoning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | C | 22 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | . | 9 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 12 |
| TOTALS | 108 | 379 | 121 | 305 | 167 | 115 | 269 | 283 | 1,837 |