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Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following tables give details of the 41 cases of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia during 1931 by ages, Wards and months:—
| Month. | All ages. | 15-25 yrs. | 25—45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | - | 4 | - | |||||||
| February | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| March | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | |||||||
| April | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||
| May | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||
| June | 3 | 3 | - | - | |||||||
| July | 5 | — | 5 | - | |||||||
| August | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | |||||||
| September | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | |||||||
| October | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||||
| November | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||
| December | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||||
| Total | 41 | 11 | 29 | 1 | |||||||
| Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Re-moved to Hospital. | ||||
| January | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
| February | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| March | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | ||||
| April | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||||
| May | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| June | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | ||||
| July | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||||
| August | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| September | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| October | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| November | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| December | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | ||||
A further table gives particulars of the details given in the
various notifications received. Thus, of the 41 cases, a total of 13
were notified from Hospitals outside the area, i.e., 11 from the
Mothers' Hospital, Clapton (where the confinements had been
carried out) and 2 from Whipps Cross Hospital, following confinement
in Walthamstow.
Four cases were notified from Nursing Homes in the Borough
leaving 24 notifications of Pyrexia following confinements at homes