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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1961
| Disease | Jan.— March | April— June | July-Sept. | Oct.— Dec. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Pertussis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Measles | 346 | 339 | 47 | 1 | 733 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | 23 |
| Dysentery | 43 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 88 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, pulmonary | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| non-pulmonary | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 424 | 396 | 73 | 22 | 915 |
REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1.1.61 | 254 | 209 | 27 | 26 | 516 |
| Cases notified for the first time in 1961 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Other Cases Added | 17 | 9 | — | 1 | 27 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 41 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 84 |
| Cases Remaining on Register at 31.12.61 | 247 | 195 | 22 | 25 | 489 |
TUBERCULOSIS, 1961
| Age | *New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- 5 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5-10 years | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10-15 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-20 years | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20-25 years | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25-35 years | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 35-45 years | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 45-55 years | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55-65 years | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Over 65 years | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* 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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