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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 1963
[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 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| Pertussis | 5 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 72 |
| Poliomyelitis, paralytic | — | — | — | —. | — |
| Poliomyelitis, non-paralytic | — | — | — | —. | — |
| Measles | 608 | 529 | 25 | 2 | 1,164 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Dysentery | 142 | 60 | 12 | 30 | 244 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Typhoid | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, pulmonary | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| non-pulmonary | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 782 | 632 | 85 | 61 | 1,560 |
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 1.1.63 | 235 | 192 | 22 | 25 | 474 |
| Cases notified for the first time in 1963 | 10 | 5 | - | 1 | 16 |
| Cases Restored to Register | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Other Cases Added | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Cases Removed from Register | 27 | 29 | — | 1 | 57 |
| Cases Remaining on Register at 31.12.63 | 225 | 175 | 23 | 26 | 449 |
| 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 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 years | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20-25 years | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25-35 years | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 5-45 years | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45-55 years | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 55-65 years | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Over 65 years | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
• 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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