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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1948.
| Jan.— March. | April— June. | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 104 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 400 | 316 | 46 | 5 | 767 |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 149 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | — | — | – | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | _ | — | – | — |
| Tuberculosis— | |||||
| Pulmonary | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 62 |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals | 505 | 405 | 137 | 209 | 1,156 |
REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register, 1/1/48 | 218 | 193 | 40 | 40 | 491 |
| Cases Notified for first time, 1948 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 70 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other cases added | 11 | 4 | — | 4 | 19 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Remaining on Register, 31/12/48 | 240 | 216 | 41 | 47 | 544 |