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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1960
| Disease | Jan.— March | April— June | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 57 |
| Pertussis | 5 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 60 |
| Measles | 30 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 41 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 45 | 16 | 39 | 104 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, pulmonary | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| non-pulmonary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 73 | 115 | 61 | 87 | 336 |
REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1.1.60 | 261 | 206 | 26 | 23 | 516 |
| Cases notified for the first time in 1960 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 |
| Cases Restored to Register | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Cases Added | 22 | 25 | 1 | — | 48 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 43 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 76 |
| Cases Remaining on Register at 31.12.60 | 254 | 209 | 27 | 26 | 516 |
TUBERCULOSIS, 1960
| Age | *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 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10-15 years | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-20 years | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20-25 years | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25-35 years | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35-45 years | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45-55 years | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 55-65 years | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Over 65 years | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Unknown | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 36 | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
These figures include all cases previously notified and noted by the Tuberculosis
Officer and others as having removed into the district.
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