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
Tottenham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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M. of H. Table II.—
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total cases Notified in Each Locality. | Total, Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 Harringay | 2 West Green | 3 St. Ann's | 4 High Cross | s Middle | 6 Lower | ||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 31 | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 227 | 3 | 71 | 127 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 45 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 211 |
| Erysipelas | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 367 | 2 | 112 | 218 | 29 | 6 | — | — | 35 | 51 | 97 | 50 | 81 | 52 | 67 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 217 | 15 | 75 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 42 | 20 | 88 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 11 |
| Puerperal Fevor | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 231 | — | 1 | 12 | 65 | 110 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 41 | 50 | 37 | — |
| Other forma of Tuberculosis | 44 | — | 11 | 17 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | — |
| Totals | 1,163 | 36 | 274 | 410 | 158 | 180 | 86 | 22 | 112 | 133 | 306 | 202 | 225 | 187 | 295 |