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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria during 1938 is shown in the following table:—
| School. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Boys | 2 | — |
| ,, Girls | 2 | — |
| ,, Infants | 4 | 2 |
| Bounds Green Boys | — | 5 |
| ,, ,, Girls | 3 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Infants | 9 | 2 |
| Lordship Lane Boys | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Girls | — | 3 |
| ,, ,, Infants | 5 | 5 |
| Noel Park Boys | 2 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Girls | 2 | 1 |
| ,, ,, Infants | 12 | — |
| Rhodes Avenue | 2 | — |
| St. Michael's Mixed | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Infants | 5 | 1 |
| St. Paul's | — | — |
| White Hart Lane Boys | — | 2 |
| „ „ „ Girls | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, ,, Infants | 5 | 5 |
| Glendale County | 2 | — |
| Trinity County | — | — |
| Private Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Schools outside Borough | 2 | 3 |
| Under School Age | 19 | 15 |
| Over School Age | 12 | 13 |
| Totals | 92 | 63 |
| 1st Quarter | 22 | 11 |
| 2nd „ | 25 | 16 |
| 3rd „ | 22 | 14 |
| 4th „ | 23 | 22 |
| 92 | 63 |