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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 1953
[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 1953 in Age Groups and Admissions to Hospital.
| Disease | All ages | Cases Notified At Ages - Years | No. of cases ad mitted to hospital | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5 -10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-50 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-65 | 65-over | ||||
| Cerebro-Spinal- | ||||||||||||||
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dysentery | 80 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Erysipelas | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | 774 | 26 | 195 | 228 | 317 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 53 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 20 | |
| Scabies | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | — | 7 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
| Typhoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 236 | 12 | 55 | 72 | 89 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | |
| Totals | 1251 | 43 | 275 | 329 | 494 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 92 | |