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 Walthamstow]
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England and Wales. | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000'50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Adminis trative County. | Walthamstow. |
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Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | 1952 |
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Year. | Live Births. | Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Population. | Stillbirths. | Neo-Natal Deaths. | Infant Deaths. | ||||
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No. | Per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | Per 1,000 population. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. |
Case No. | Date of Death | Certified Cause of Death | Age |
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Year. | Total Births Registered. | Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 Births. (Live and Still) | ||||
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Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. |
Rate (per 1,000 live births). | 1953. | 1952. | 1951. | 1950. | 1949. |
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Administrative Area | Acreage (Land Inland Water) | POPULATION | PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS & DWELLINGS, 1951 | |||||||||
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1931 | 195 | 1 | Private Households | Population in Private Households | Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied | Rooms occupied | Density of Occupation | |||||
Persons | Persons | Males | Females | Persons per Acre | ||||||||
Persons per Room | Percentage of persons at more than 2 per Room | |||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | (1) | (m) |
STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS | NUMBER OF ROOMS | |||||||||||||
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1 Room | 2 Rooms | 3 Rooms | 4 Rooms | 5 Rooms | 6 Rooms | 7 Rooms | 8 or 9 Rooms | 10 or more Rooms | All sizes | Occupied | Vacant | Total | ||
Furnished | Others | |||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | (1) | (m) | (n) | (o) |
Number of Persons in Household | Number of HOUSEHOLDS occupying the following number of ROOMS | Total Households | Total Persons in Household | Total Rooms Occupied | Average Number of Persons per | ||||||||
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1 Room | 2 Rooms | 3 Rooms | 4 Rooms | 5 Rooms | 6 Rooms | 7 Rooms | 8 or 9 Rooms | 10 or more Rooms | |||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (i) | (k) | (1) | (m) | (n) |
Total Number of Households | Households with Household Arrangements as follows:— (E = having exclusive use; S = sharing with another household; N = entirely without) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Piped Water | Cooking Stove | Kitchen Sink | Water Closet | Fixed Bath | All five arrangements E | Stove E, Sink E | Bath S or N, other four arrangements E | Sink S or Water Closet S or N | ||||||||||||||||
Households | Per Cent S or N | Households | Per Cent S or N | Households | Per Cent S or N | Households | Per Cent S or N | Households | Per Cent S or N | Households | per cent | Households | Per Cent | Households | Per Cent | Households | Per Cent | |||||||
S | N | S | N | S | N | S | N | S | N | |||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | (1) | (m) | (n) | (o) | (P) | (q) | (r) | (s) | (t) | (u) | (v) | (w) | (x) | (y) |
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct.. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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No. of Homes. | No. of Patients provided for. | |||
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Maternity Patients. | Others. | Totals. |
Families rehoused | Families rehoused indirectly | Families rehoused in New Towns |
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Description of Article | Result of Analysis | Action Taken |
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No. examined | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
No. examined | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Type of Property | |||||
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Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agri' cultural | All other (including Business Premises) | TOTAL |
Premises. (1) | Number of | |||
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No. on Register (2) | Inspections. (3) | Written Notices. (4) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (5) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Referred By H.M. Inspector |
All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 5-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||
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1953 | 1952 |
Disease. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Pneumonia. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Erysipelas |
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Sex | Age | Ward | Hospital | Remarks |
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No. | Age | Sex | Ward | Date of onset | Date notified | Date of removal to hospital | Site of Paralysis | Final Follw-up Report |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Under 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Over 12 months. | Not notified. | Notified after death. |
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Year | Total T.B. Deaths | Non-notified deaths | Percentage of non-notified to total T.B. deaths | ||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total |
1952 | 1953 |
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New Patients— | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal |
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Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total deaths under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | St. James St. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Total. |
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Year | STILLBIRTHS (per 1,000 total births) | PREMATURE BIRTHS (i.e., birthweight 5½ lbs. or under). | NEO-NATAL DEATHS (per 1,000 live births) | |||||||
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Per 100 live births | Percentage of Premature Confinements occurring at:— | |||||||||
Institutions | Home | Institutions | Home | |||||||
Eng. & W. | Wal'stow. | Eng. & W. | Wal'stow. | Eng. & W. | Eng. & W. | Wal'stow. | Wal'stow. | Eng. & W. | Wal'stow. |
Year | Live Births | Infant Deaths | Death Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||
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Legitimate | Illegitimate | Legitimate | Illegitimate | Legitimate | Illegitimate |
Admitted | Adults | Babies | Total |
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Clinic. | First Attendances of New Cases. | Re-attendances. | Grand T otal. | ||||
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Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. | Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. |
Year | First Attendances of New Ca&es. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | ||||
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Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. |
First Attendances. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | |||||
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Under 1 year of age. | 1-5 years of age. | Total. | Under 1 year of age. | 1-5 years of age. | Total. |
Expectant Mothers | ; Nursing Mothers | Children under School age |
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Month | Nurseries | Under 2 yrs. | Over 2 yrs. | Total |
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Ante-Natal Examinations | Deliveries | Lyingin Visits | Total Visits | ||||
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Patients' Homes | Midwife's House | Clinic | Mid. | Mat. |
To Children under 1 year of age. | To Children 1-5 years of age. | Total. | |||
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First. | Subsequent. | Total. |
Ward | Visits to Children under 1 year | Visits to Children under 1 year of age | Visits to Children 2—5 years | Grand Total | Unsuc' cessful Visits | Ante-Natal Visits | Other Visits | Total Visits | ||||
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_ First Visits | Subsc quent Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Subsequent Visits | Total Visits | |||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | — | — | (8) | (9) | Cols. 6-9 |
Under 6 months | 6-12 months | l year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total |
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Year | Regd. Births | 0—1 year | 1—2 years | 2—3 years | 3—4 years | 4—5 years | Total 0—5 years | School Age | Over School Age | Grand Total | % 0—1 to Total Births | % 0—5 years | % 5—15 years | % 0—15 years | Admitted to Hospital | Diagnosis Confirmed | Deaths |
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Age at date of Final Injection | |||||||
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Under 6 mths. | 6—12 months | 1 year | 2 years | 5 years | 5-14 years | Total |
Adults | Children | Collective Total | ||||
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New | Old | Total | New | Old | Total |
Age Group | % of total attendances | % of Men | % of Women |
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(according to age group) |