Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IV.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. At Ages—Years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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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. | Alexandra-Bowes. | Town Hall. | Noel Park. | |||
Scarlet Fever | 62 | _ | 11 | 38 | 10 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | 17 | 36 | 9 | 53 | - |
Diphtheria | 2 | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | _ | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | — | — | 1 | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Erysipelas | 11 | - | - | — | 1 | — | - | _ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | _ |
Pneumonia | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | - | - | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | _ | _ | 2 | _ | ___ | 2 | _ |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 56 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 27 |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | _ | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 |
Malaria (Non-civilian) | 3 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | _ |
Measles | 172 | 5 | 95 | 65 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 77 | 44 | 51 | 3 | - |
Whooping Cough | 117 | 13 | 65 | 39 | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 54 | 35 | 28 | 5 | - |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | _ | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Dysentery | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22 | — |
Totals | 494 | 24 | 178 | 148 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 198 | 174 | 122 | 149 | 59 |