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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

Wood Green 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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Table: The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease admitted to the Joint Isolation Hospital from the various Wards in the town.

The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease admitted to the Joint Isolation Hospital from the various Wards in the town.

AlexandraBowes.Town Hall.Noel Park.
Joint Isolation Hospital.
Scarlet Fever6289112
Diphtheria10515
Erysipelas243
Measles481
Chicken Pox-1-
Whooping Cough112
Pneumonia-1-
Enteric Fever-2-
Totals79111133

Table: The distribution of scarlet fever and diphtheria over the year is shown below.

The distribution of scarlet fever and diphtheria over the year is shown below.

Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
First quarter514
Second quarter527
Third quarter764
Fourth quarter11316
Totals 29231