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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Disease. | Under 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years and upwards | Total of | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Diphtheria | 38 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 86 | 173 |
| Scarlet Fever | 39 | 33 | 64 | 72 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 134 | 159 | 293 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria & Measles | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria & Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | 36 | 36 |
| Totals | 80 | 59 | 90 | 107 | 35 | 56 | 21 | 68 | 226 | 290 | 516 |
| 139 | 197 | 91 | 89 | 516 | |||||||
| Disease. | Under 5 yea: s. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years & upwards. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
DAILY AVERAGE.
The average number of patients in Hospital during each month
was as follows:—
January 69
February 58
March 42
April 48
May 47
June 41
July 38
August 33
September 46
October 49
November 57
December 50
Scarlet Fever.—One hundred and seventy-three cases were
admitted during the year compared with 151 in 1924, 277 in 1923,
and 444 in 1922.