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Stoke Newington 1951

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

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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1951 in Age Groups and Admissions to Hospital:—

Disease.All agesCases NotifiedNo of cases admitted to hospital.
At Ages — Years
0-11-33-55-1010-1515-2020-3030-4040-5050-6565-over
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis3—1————1——1—3
Diphtheria—————————————
Dysentery8861017318—481216
Erysipelas8——1————214—2
Food Poisoning4———2————11—1
Measles11003929137836414752———20
Opthalmia Neonatorum—————————————
Pneumonia27—2—4—1253552
Poliomyelitis—————————————
Polio-encephalitis—————————————
Puerperal Pyrexia21—————2163———21
Scabies6—11—2—2—————
Scarlet Fever114—9276932121——38
Typhoid1—1—————————1
Whooping Cough293277586943—1421—9
Totals166572390510564301232269146103

TUBERCULOSIS

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

New Cases.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
0-1—1——
1-5—11—
5-10321—
10-15————
15-20141—
20-25431—
25-35381—
35-45341—
45-55—11—
55-654———
65-751———
75 and upwards————
Totals19247—