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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

Tottenham 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: M. of H. Table II. Table of cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year1923,in the Tottenham Urban District, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

M. of H. Table II. Table of cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year1923,

in the Tottenham Urban District, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

Notifiable DiseaseNumber of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.Total Cases Removed to Hospital
At all AgesAt Ages—Years.123456
Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwardsHarrin- gayWest GreenSt. Ann'sHigh CrossMiddleLower
Dysentery1............1............1............
Encephalitis Lethargica4......1...21...11......11...
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)19413558821152...242452183046168
Erysipelas431256813876165364
Scarlet Fever38568623339201...203496551215936
Measles.............................................
Enteric Fever2......11.........1......1......1
Malaria2............2.....................2...
Pneumonia200205334233525104222811318242
Puerperal Fever3............3.........1......11...
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis1......1..................1.........1
Poliomyelitis2...11.....................1...1...
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1515..................147...21...
Pulmonary Tuberculosis242...12468109391232545426245...
Other forms of Tuberculosis49221516104...256101412...
Totals1,143572004031742058519121122305145252198212