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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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(C) DIPHTHERIA.
The incidence of Diphtheria during the past quinquennium 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. | Higham Hill. | Removed to Hospital. | Percentage . | Deaths (all cases). | Deaths per 100 cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 509 | 4 | 113 | 322 | 41 | 26 | 3 | — | 118 | 93 | 89 | 50 | 60 | 99 | 436 | 85.7 | 20 | 3.9 |
| 1929 | 325 | 7 | 57 | 209 | 32 | 17 | 3 | — | 53 | 68 | 43 | 52 | 44 | 65 | 272 | 80.4 | 16 | 4.9 |
| 1928 | 283 | 3 | 56 | 172 | 35 | 12 | 5 | — | 62 | 30 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 60 | 229 | 80.9 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 1927 | 285 | 4 | 54 | 171 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 63 | 250 | 87.7 | 9 | 3.2 |
| 1926 | 262 | 1 | 66 | 165 | 14 | 12 | 4 | — | 110 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 234 | 89.3 | 5 | 1.9 |