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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Structurally separate dwellings occupied:— | 1931. | 1921. | Increase or Decrease (—) | |
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No. | Percent. |
Average. | Walthamstow. | England and Wales. | |
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1931. | 1921. | 1921. |
No. | Per cent. |
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Units of Occupation. (Rooms) | Private Families. | ||||
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Number 1931. | Distribution per cent. | Number 1921. | Distribution per cent. | Increase or Decrease (-) |
Number of Rooms. | Units of Occupation Inhabited by Individual Families.* | Structurally Separate Dwellings. | ||
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Number. | Per cent. | Number. | Per cent. |
No. of persons in family. | Private Families. | Persons per Room. | |||||
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No. 1931. | No. 1921. | Increase or Decrease (—) | Distribution per cent. | 1931. | 1921. | ||
1921-31. | 1931. | 1921. |
Increase in Occupied Dwellings. c.f. 1921 Census. | Increase in Private Families. c.f. 1921 Census. | Vacant unfurnished Dwellings. | More than 2 per room Density. | ||||||||
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Private Families. | Population. | ||||||||||
1931. | 1921. |
Year. | Dwellings occupied by one private family. | Dwellings occupied by two private families. | Dwellings occupied by three private families. | Total private families in following No. of rooms. |
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Year. | Persons living at following densities per room. | |||||||
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Over 3 | Over 3.3 | Over 2 and under 3 | Over 2 and under 3.3 | Over 1.5 and under 2 | Over 1.4 and under 2 | Over 1 and under 1.5 | Over 1 and under 1.4 |
Year. | Number of private families of 2 persons and over occupying number of rooms stated. | |||||||
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1 room | 2 rooms | 3 rooms | 4 rooms | 5 rooms | 6-7 rooms | 8-9 rooms | 10 rooms or more |
1 room | 2 rooms | 3 rooms | 4 rooms | 5 rooms | 6-7 rooms | 8-9 rooms | 10 rooms or more |
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Year. | Average Age. | Age distribution per 1,000 of each sex. (Ages last birthday.) | |||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | Males. | Females. |
Population. | Increase or Decrease (—). | ||||||||||
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1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1911-21 | 1921-1931 | |||||||
Persona. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Per cent. | Amount. | Per cent. | ||
Total. | By births & deaths. | By Immigration. |
Acreage (Land and water). | Total Population. | Private Families and Dwellings, 1931. | ||||||||||||
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1921 | 1931 | |||||||||||||
Persons | Persons | Males | Females | Persons per acre | Private families | Population in private families | Structurally separate dwellings occupied | Rooms occupied | Persons per room | Persons per house |
Enumerated Population 1931. | Enumerated in the Area but resident elsewhere in England and Wales. | Resident in the Area but enumerated elsewhere in England and Wales. | Excess of Residents in relation to enumerated. | |||||||
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Numbers. | Per 1,000 enumerated. | |||||||||
Persons. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
Parliamentary Constituency. | Acreage. | Population. | Parliamentary Electors 1931 Register. | Residence Qualifications per 1,000 Population (Persons). | Other Qualifications per 1,000 Population (Persons). | ||||||
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1921. | 1931. | All qualifications. | Residential Qualifications. | ||||||||
Persons. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
Structurally Separate Dwellings of | All sizes | Number of Rooms. | |||||||||||
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1 Room | 2 Rooms | 3 Rooms | 4 Rooms | 5 Rooms | 6-8 Rooms | 9 or more Rooms | Total. | Occupied. | Vacant. | ||||
Furnished | Others |
Number of Persons in Family. | Number of Private Families occupying the following number of Rooms. | Total Private Families. | Population in Private Families. | Rooms Occupied. | Density of Occupation. | |||||||||||
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Average Number of Persons per Room. | Population at following densities of occupation (Persons per Room). | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10 or more. | |||||||||
Over 3. | 3 and over 2. | 2 and over 1½. | 1½ and over 1. |
Total Enumerated Population. | Population in Dwellings Occupied by Private Families. | In Hotels, Boarding Houses, Lodging Houses, etc. | In Schools, Orphanages and Other Educational Institutions (excluding Reformatories). | In Civilian Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Other Institutions for the Temporarily Sick. | In Institutions for Insane or Mentally Deficient, Cripples, Blind and Other Permanently Disabled. | In Workhouses and Other Poor Law Institutions (excluding Infirmaries and Educational Institutions). | In Prisons, Police Stations and other places of Detention (including Reformatories) | In Naval, Military and Air Force Premises (including) Ships and Hospitals). | In Civilian Ships, Boats and Barges. | All Others (including Vagrants). |
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Number of Institutions. | Total Population. | Inmates only. | |||||
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Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. |
Age last Birthday. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||
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Persons. | Total. | Single. | Married. | Widowed. | Divorced. | Total. | Single. | Married. | Widowed. | Divorced. |
Age last Birthday. | 0-21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Date. | No. remaining on Register. | Amount of benefit paid during month £ | ||
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Men. | Women. | Total. |
Fresh Applications:— | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
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Total. | Males. | Females |
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Bate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-bate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | WhoopingCough | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
Live Births. | still- Births. |
Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring: within or without the district | Wards | |||||||||||||||
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St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | ||||||||||||
All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | lf> and under 25 years | 2ft and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
No. | 1 | M. | F. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Institution. | Men. | Women. | Children. | Infants. | Total. |
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Patients admitted. | Average stay in Hospital. | Average Beds occupied daily. | Out-patients New Cases. | Department. Attendances. |
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Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. |
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New. | Old. | Total. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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1932. | 1931. | |||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
No. of inspections made. | No. of nuisances detected. | No. of complaints received. | No. of Informal Notices. | No. of Statutory Notices served. | Total visits. | ||
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Served. | Complied with. |
Grade of Milk. | No. of Samples. | No. tested for T. B. |
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Date. | Grade of Milk. | Total Bacteria per c.c. | Bacillus Coli absent in. | Presence of Tubercle Bacillus (biological test). | Remarks. |
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Date. | Grade of Milk. | Total Bacteria per c.c. | Bacillus Coli absent in. | Presence of Tubercle Bacillus (biological test). | Remarks. |
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Date. | Total Bacteria per c.c. | Bacillus Coli absent in | Presence of Tubercle Bacillus (biological test). | Remarks. |
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Date. | Total Bacteria per c.c. | Bacillus Coli absent in | Remarks. |
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Dealers' Licences. | Supplementary Licences. |
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(a) Tuberculosis. | (b) Other Reasons. |
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Particulars | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Notices | Prosecu | ||
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Nature of Work. | Instances. | served. | tions. |
Disease. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Disease. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Disease. | Total. | Removed to Hospital. | Per cent, removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | Deaths per cent. of cases notified. |
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Swabs. | Negative. | Positive lit Incubation. | Positive 2nd Incubation, | Totals. |
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All ages. | Under 1 y- | 1-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 & over. |
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St. James' Street. | High Street | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Births Registered. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Percentage Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Exemptions. | Deaths before Vaccinated or exempted. | Postponed |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
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Month. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. |
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Year. | Population. | Registered live births. | Deaths from Measles. | Rate per 1,000 Registered live births. | 5-yearly average. |
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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. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
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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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Pulmonary. | Total. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||
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No. on Register | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Deaths. | Removals. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | Cases Admitted (Infectious Disease). | Deaths (Infectious Disease). | Death Rate per cent, admitted. |
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Loan Charges. | £ | s. | d. |
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | Other Diseases. | Tuberculosis. | Totals. |
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Disease. | Under 5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Over 15 years. | Total. | Total. | |||||
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M. | F. | M . | F. | M. | F . | M . | F. | M. | F. |
Under 5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Over 15 years. | Total. | Total. | ||||||
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M . | F. | M. | F. | M . | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Under 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | Over 15 years- | Total. | Total | ||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Under 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. | Total. | Total. | ||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Total. |
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Classification in accordance with Ministry of Health Memorandum 37.T. (Rev.). | In Hospital on 1st January, 1932. | Admitted during year. | Discharged during year. | Died during year. | In Hospital on 31st December, 1932. |
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Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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Births Registered Locally, 1932. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Totals. | Grand Total. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total 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 One Year. | Wards. | |||||
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St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill |
Ward. | How Fed. | Kind of Food. | Sleeping Accommodation. | Condition of Baby. | Accommodation. | ||||||||||||
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Breast. | Breast and Hand. | Hand. | Cow's Milk. | Patent Foods. | Condensed Milk. | With Mother. | Cot or Cradle. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | Whole House. | Flat. | 1 Half-house. | 3 Rooms. | 2 Rooms. | 1 Room. |
WARD. | Visits to Children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | Unsuccessful Visits. | Visits to Nurse Children. | Visits re Milk Scheme. | Ante-Natal Visits. | Other Visits. | Total Vis its. | ||||||
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First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | Total Visits. | |||||||||||||
First. | Re-visits. | Total. | 1 Not at home. | Dead. | Removed. |
Centre. | First Attendances of New Cases. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | |||||
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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. |
Sales. | Value. | Free Issue. | |||
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£ | s. | d. |
Mothers. | Children under 5. |
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First Attendances of New Cases. | 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. |
To Children under 1 year of age. | To Children 1-5 years of age. | Total. | ||||
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First. | Subsequent. | Total. |
Number of applications during 1932 | 4,709 | |||
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Number of families assisted | 922 | |||
Scale. | Amount. | Appoximate cost to Authority. | ||
£ | s. | d. |
Pregnancy:— | Labour:— |
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Puerperium:— | Infant:— |
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Month. | All ages. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. |
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Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Removed to Hospital. |
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No. of Case. | Fever or Pyrexia. | Date of Notification. | Date Notification Received. | Age. | Ward. | Facility required as per Notification Form. | Date of Birth of Child, or miscarriage . | Onset of Pyrexia. | Date of admission to Hospital. | Remarks. |
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Year. | Totals. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. 1 | ||||
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1932 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Case No. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Age. | Ward. | Date of Admission to Hospital. | Remarks. |
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Births Registered. | Deaths of women due to Pregnancy and Child-Bearing. | ||||||||
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WALTHAMSTOW. | England and Wales. | ||||||||
Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | Rates per 1,000 Births Registered. | Rates per 1,000 Births Registered. | |||||
Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal causes. | Total. |