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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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T able IV.
Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1951
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 j | 35 to 45 years | 45 to 55 years | 55 to 65 years J | 65 and upwards | Alexandra-Bowes | Town Hall | Noel Park | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 196 | — | 51 | 126 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 56 | 82 | 118 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro—Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Para—typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 41 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Polio—encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | 50 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 13 |
| Non—Pulm. Tuberculosis | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 434 | 22 | 258 | 142 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 120 | 102 | 10 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 127 | 9 | 72 | 40 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 42 | 48 | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 27 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 15 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 916 | 31 | 398 | 317 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 378 | 267 | 271 | 192 | 58 |