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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED DURING 1933.
| Wearing Apparel, making of | 422 | Furs | 10 |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | ||
| Brush Making | 34 | Umbrellas, etc. | 1 |
| Boxes | 13 | Toys | 46 |
| Christmas Crackers | 1 | Handbags | 5 |
| Furniture and Upholstery | 2 | ||
| Total | 535. | ||
OUTWORKERS WERE NOTIFIED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS.
| City of London | 175 | St. Marylebone | 9 |
| Bethnal Green | 24 | Stepney | 6 |
| Chingford | 8 | Shoreditch | 8 |
| Finsbury | 58 | Tottenham | 9 |
| Hackney | 50 | Walthamstow | 138 |
| Islington | 5 | Westminster | 10 |
| Leyton | 27 | Other Areas | 3 |
| Poplar | 5 |
A total of 374 visits were paid in connection with outworkers
as follows:—To Homes, 321; Factories, 31; Workshops, 22.
P.— PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
| Disease. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65& over. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1932 | |||||||||
| Smallpox | — | 10 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 681 | 445 | 1 | 144 | 425 | 64 | 44 | 3 | — | |
| Diphtheria | 334 | 356 | 7 | 76 | 199 | 25 | 23 | 4 | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 169 | 188 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 46 | 34 | 16 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 73 | 49 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 5 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Chicken Pox | 409 | 694 | 15 | 92 | 278 | 20 | 4 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 156 | 186 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 3 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 58 | 753 | 8 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1933 | 1932 | - | 47 | 390 | 958 | 177 | 243 | 93 | 24 |
| 1932 | - | 2740 | 83 | 1012 | 1155 | 166 | 208 | 91 | 25 | |