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Walthamstow 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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on 17th May. The second case was discharged on 3rd June since
when the Hospital remained closed until the end of the year.
SCARLET FEVER.
A total of 681 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified in 1933 as
compared with 445 in 1932.
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:—
| - | 12 | 26 | - | - | ||||||
| — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||
| — | 10 | — | — | |||||||
| — | — | — | ||||||||
| 60 | — | — | — | |||||||
| — | 16 | — | — | |||||||
| — | 26 | — | — | |||||||
| — | — | |||||||||
| 12 | - | |||||||||
| — | 60 | — | ||||||||
| 681 | _ | |||||||||
| — | - | |||||||||
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:—
| Month. | St. James. Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| February | 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| March | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| April | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
| May | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| June | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| July | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| August | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| September | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | |
| October | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 27 | |
| November | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | |
| December | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 32 | |
| Totals | 1933 | 90 | 105 | 76 | 93 | 114 | 203 |
| 1932 | 85 | 61 | 53 | 58 | 68 | 120 | |
The percentage of cases removed to Hospital during 1933 was
76.3 against 82.2 in 1932. No cases were refused admission
although, in view of the increased incidence towards the end of
the year, several cases were nursed at home by arrangement.