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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | Under one year. | Analysis of Cases Notified under Age Groups. | Ward Distribution. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 tO 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Mill Hill. | Burnt Oak. | West Hendon. | Central Hendon. | Park. | Golders Green. | Garden Suburb. | Child's Hill. | Edgware. | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 244 | 196 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 113 | 47 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 4 | — | 29 | 51 | 57 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 19 |
| Diphtheria | 121 | 117 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 151 | — | 71 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 24 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Erysipelas | 45 | 29 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Dysentery | 31 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |