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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

Stoke Newington 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1949 in age Groups and admissions to Hospital.

Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1949 in age Groups and admissions to Hospital.

Disease.All ages.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to Hospital.
At ages—Years.
0-11-33-55-1010-1515-2020-3030-4040-5050-6565-over
Cerebro-Spinal Fever21------1---2
Dysentery6—2-----21-13
Erysipelas10—--1---13321
Food Poisoning5---111--1-1-
Measles64092002042117621---6
Ophthalmia Neonatorum11—---------1
Pneumonia1812-2-1132244
Poliomyelitis1011521------10
Puerperal Pyrexia11-----1442--7
Scabies9——111121—2-1
Scarlet Fever29—1917——11——-12
Typhoid1--------1--1
Whooping Cough721026112131-----7
Totals8142323223025613111113107855

Table: TuberculosisThe following is a summary of the age and sex distribution of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the year.

Tuberculosis

The following is a summary of the age and sex distribution of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the year.

Age Periods.New Cases.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
0-1----
1-5----
5-1021-1
10-1511--
15-2035--
20-2543--
25-3575--
35-4577-1
45-55312-
55-6591--
65-7511--
75 and upwards—1—-
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