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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria during 1936 is shown in the following table:—
| School. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Boys | — | 7 |
| ,, Girls | 3 | 32 |
| ,, Infants | 8 | 5 |
| Bounds Green Boys | 2 | — |
| ,, ,, Girls | 3 | — |
| ,, ,, Infants | 3 | 2 |
| Lordship Lane Boys | — | 2 |
| ,, ,, Girls | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, Infants | 1 | 2 |
| Noel Park Boys | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, Girls | 4 | — |
| ,, ,, Infants | 2 | 3 |
| Rhodes Avenue | 8 | — |
| St. Michael's Mixed | 2 | 3 |
| ,, ,, Infants | — | — |
| St. Paul's | 2 | 1 |
| White Hart Lane Boys | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, Girls | — | — |
| ,, ,, ,, Infants | 1 | 2 |
| Glendale County School | — | — |
| Trinity County School | 2 | — |
| Private Schools | — | — |
| Schools outside Borough | 7 | 1 |
| Under School Age | 23 | 24 |
| Over School Age | 27 | 12 |
| Totals | 98 | 99 |
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |
| 1st Quarter | 26 | 24 |
| 2nd ,, | 31 | 35 |
| 3rd | 22 | 15 |
| 4th ,, | 19 | 25 |
| Totals | 98 | 99 |