Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. |