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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
Southgate 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1945.
| Jan-Mar . | Apr-June | Jul-Sep. | Oct-Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Scarlet fever | 32 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 119 |
| Typhoid fever | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Malaria | - | 1 . | - | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 193 | 264 | 101 | - | 558 |
| Whooping Cough | 49 | 31 | 56 | 10 | 146 |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 58 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis.- | |||||
| Pulmonary | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 58 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 322 | 376 | 215 | 93 | 1006 |
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