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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1946
| Jan.— March. | April— June. | July— Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 30 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 92 |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Measles | 73 | 1 186 | 93 | 1 59 | 2 411 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | 42 | 31 | 26 | 136 |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 45 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— Pulmonary | 21 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 62 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 195 | 291 | 173 | 138 | 797 |
REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES.
| Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register, 1/1/46 | 175 | 166 | 40 | 37 | 418 |
| Cases Notified for first time, 1946 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 71 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| Other cases added | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 40 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 76 |
| Remaining on Register, 31.12.46.. | 192 | 171 | 41 | 38 | 442 |