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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953.
| Jan.— March. | April— June. | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 68 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 133 |
| Pertussis | 35 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 132 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-paralytic | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 862 | 79 | 3 | 129 | 1073 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 46 |
| Dysentery | - | 78 | 11 | 5 | 94 |
| Smallpox | — | — | _ | — | — |
| Encephalitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | _ | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid B | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis-Pulmonary | 22 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 61 |
| Non-pulmonary | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Totals | 1023 | 252 | 112 | 192 | 1579 |