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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
Hendon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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21—22
Name of District— Hendon (Urban) Middlesex.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of cases notified. | Total cases notified in each locality of the district. | Total cases removed to hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At ages—years. | Mill Hill | Burnt Oak. | Central Hendon. | West Hendon. | Golders Green and Temple Fortune. | Child's Hill and Cricklewood. | |||||||||
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | ||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera—Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 139 | 1 | 23 | 75 | 22 | 15 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 59 | 104 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever—Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 153 | 1 | 16 | 108 | 16 | 12 | ... | ... | 44 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 30 | 117 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 58 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 28 | 9 | ... | 10 | ... | 13 | 11 | 7 | 17 | ... |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 13 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis(Secondary) | 63 | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 34 | 11 | ... | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis ,, | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | .. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 21 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 478 | 5 | 39 | 204 | 75 | 112 | 37 | 6 | 83 | 17 | 71 | 92 | 82 | 133 | 223 |