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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in 1954 in Age Groups and Admissions to Hospital.
| Disease. | All ages. | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | - - 45-64 | 65 & over | Admissions to Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 40 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Measles | 284 | 139 | 144 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | - | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| Scabies | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Typhoid | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 43 | 25 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Totals | 472 | 182 | 208 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 61 |