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Walthamstow 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The 1933 total deaths (1,357) compares with 1,348 during
1932, the respective death-rates per 1,000 population being 10.0
and 9.9.
The main classification of deaths—those for 1932 being given
in parentheses—was as follows—
Whooping Cough 7 (3); Diphtheria, 7 (5); Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 89 (87); Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, 11 (14);
Cancer, 187 (182); Cerebral Hæmorrhage, 75 (79); Heart Disease,
264 (287); Bronchitis, 62 (63); Nephritis, 33 (48); Congenital
Debility, etc., 48 (49); Suicide, 21 (14); Violence, 40 (33).
Infant deaths are analysed by causes, ages and wards under
the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of the Report.
Institutional Deaths.
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 258 |
| Central Homes, Leytonstone | 150 |
| Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow | 51 |
| Brentwood Mental Hospital | 18 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London | 18 |
| Forest Gate Sick Home | 14 |
| Walthamstow Isolation Hospital | 13 |
| Queen's Hospital, Bethnal Green | 12 |
| Prince of Wales' Hospital, Tottenham | 8 |
| Clock House, Walthamstow | 7 |
| London Fever Hospital, Islington | 6 |
| London Hospital, Stepney | 6 |
| St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney | 6 |
| Forest Hydro, Walthamstow | 6 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith | 6 |
| Chest Hospital, Bethnal Green | 5 |
| Middlesex Hospital, St. Marylebone | 4 |
| German Hospital, Hackney | 4 |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital | 4 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford | 4 |
| University College Hospital, St. Pancras | 3 |
| Epping Infirmary | 3 |
| Heathfield Nursing Home, Highams Park | 2 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, Holborn | 2 |
| North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton | 2 |
| Other Institutions | 61 |
B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
(i) Public Health Officers of the Authority.—The names
and qualifications of officers employed by your Authority are
given at the beginning of the Report ar d also in the Maternity