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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | Analysis of Cases Notified under Age Groups. | Ward Distribution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 to 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 30. | 30 to 35. | 35 to 40. | 40 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 | 288 | 224 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 127 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 47 | 75 | 41 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 195 | 186 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 52 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 103 | — | 62 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 66 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 72 | 69 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 39 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 4 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |