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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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information on the value of whooping cough and anti-catarrh vaccines be obtained, but each mother can be assured that if the disease does spread into the home, a very early diagnosis can be made and the family doctor informed.
| No. of Consent Forms Received. | No. of Inoculations. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third. | |
| 288 | 278 | 270 | 266 |
It is gratifying to note from the above table that the number of
defaulters has been small.
Scabies.
For the first time since December, 1943, when Scabies was made
compulsorily notifiable in the Borough, there has been a marked
decrease in the cases notified.
During 1946, 591 cases were notified or otherwise brought to
the notice of the department. The figures for 1945 and 1944 were
709 and 697 respectively.
Cases were visited by the Infectious Disease Nurse, and treatment
arranged at the Public Cleansing Station in Markfield Road or at
the Municipal Health Centres in the district.
No action was necessary under the Scabies Order, 1940.
| Age and sex distribution | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 years of age | 132 | 154 | 286 |
| Over 15 years of age | 132 | 173 | 305 |
| Totals | 264 | 327 | 591 |
Tuberculosis.
There was an increase in the incidence of Tuberculosis, 222 new
cases being recorded as compared with 155 in the previous year.
Notification of pulmonary cases totalled 198, and non-pulmonary
24. This increase in the number of notified cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis is associated with increased facilities during the year
for early diagnosis by mass radiography.
There were 865 cases of tuberculosis on the department's register
on the 31st December, 1946, 707 being pulmonary and 158 nonpulmonary.