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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Disease | Jan.— March | April-June | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| Measles | 444 | 256 | 32 | — | 732 |
| Pertussis | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 55 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Typhoid | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | — | — | — | 1 | I |
| Tuberculosis: | |||||
| Pulmonary | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 504 | 300 | 57 | 33 | 894 |
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1.1.59 | 257 | 209 | 28 | 22 | 516 |
| Cases notified for the first time in 1959 | 16 | 8 | - | 1 | 25 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Other Cases Added | 21 | 19 | — | 1 | 41 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 36 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
| Cases Remaining on Register at 31.12.59 | 261 | 206 | 26 | 23 | 516 |
| *New Cases | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1- 5 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20-25 years | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25-35 years | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 5-45 years | 8 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 45-55 years | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55-65 years | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 65 years | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 39 | 26 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| *These figures include all cases previously notified and noted by the Tuberculosis Officer and others as having removed into the district. | ||||||||