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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Jan.— March | April— June | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 51 |
| Pertussis | 6 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||
| Paralytic | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | J | 5 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| Dysentery | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 52 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid B. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis: | |||||
| Pulmonary | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 76 | 89 | 64 | 47 | 276 |
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1/1/54 | 338 | 275 | 47 | 46 | 706 |
| Cases notified for first time in 1954 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Other Cases added | 15 | 15 | 1 | — | 31 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 25 | 20 | — | 1 | 46 |
| Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/54 | 353 | 284 | 50 | 50 | 737 |