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 Tottenham]
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Notifiable Disease. | Males. | Females | Under one. | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 & over. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. |
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Scarlet Fever | 123 | 137 | _ | 12 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 118 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 149 |
Measles | 432 | 393 | 25 | 106 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 317 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 47 |
Whooping Cough | 169 | 165 | 39 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 54 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 27 |
Pneumonia | 43 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
Erysipelas | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | I | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 18 |
Scabies | 30 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Food Poisoning | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
Paratyphoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Poliomyelitis | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Enteritis | 4 | 1 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 104 | 80 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 80 | 22 | 29 | 8 | — |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Totals | 942 | 880 | 78 | 182 | 183 | 186 | 213 | 555 | 89 | 50 | 132 | 46 | 73 | 35 | 262 |