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 District]
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of the Public Health Department shall be clearly defined, as also that
of the Tuberculosis Officers, and the records of their various operations
interchanged.
The following is a short tabular statement of the cases dealt
with by the Sanitary Authority during 1914, with noted particulars.
Organs affected:—
Lungs and Pleura 426
Joints 18
Bones 20
Glands 66
Intestine and Peritoneum 9
Meninges 2
Kidneys 3
Larynx 1
Testes 2
Skin 4
Dual Organs—
Lungs and Rectum 1
Lung and Glands 1
Spine and Lungs 3
556
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Number of Cases remaining on Register at 1st January, 1914 24)
Number of Cases notified during 1914 556
Duplicate Notifications 81
Cases removed from district 56
Cases cured 20
Fatal cases 83
240
Number remaining on Register at 31st December, 1914 556
Classification :—
1. Males 298
Females 258
2. Insured 194
Non-insured 362