London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IV.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexandra-Bowes. | Town Hall. | Noel Park. • | |||||||||||||||
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 55 years. | 55 to 65 years. | 65 & upwards. | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 155 | - | 37 | 91 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 44 | 51 | 60 | 128 | - |
| Diphtheria | 26 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | ' — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | _ | — |
| Erysipelas | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | _ | — | _ | .—. | — | — | _. | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 43 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 22 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.. | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | _ | _ | ||
| Measles | 356 | 16 | 179 | 141 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 124 | 119 | 113 | 14 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 106 | 7 | 51 | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | —- | 1 | — | — | 31 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 3 | 1 | 1 | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Totals | 776 | 29 | 285 | 284 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 247 | 270 | 259 | 253 | 63 |