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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
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The number of cases notified during the five year period was as follows:—
| Year. | All ages. | Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Hig-ham Hill | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 139 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 81 |
| 1929 | 222 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 50 | 23 | 58 | 46 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 67 | 121 |
| 1928 | 155 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 100 |
| 1927 | 172 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 48 | 27 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 61 | 131 |
| 1926 | 133 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 62 | 83 |
The very large majority of the patients removed to Hospital were
sent to Whipps Cross Hospital by the Practitioners in charge.
The monthly incidence was as follows:—
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total.
St. James' Street 3248 — 231421 1 31
High Street 4423 — 1 1 1 1 143 25
Hoe Street 2 11— 4 — 1— — 41216
Wood Street .. 1 1 2 3 — — — 1 — 2 — 1 11
Hale End ..4371212 — — — 32 25
Higham Hill 3323362 — — 162 31
Totals .. 17 14 18 18 9 10 9 3 5 10 15 11 139