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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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In addition, three observation cases were admitted to Hospital-two
to the Connaught Hospital and one to Whipps Cross
Hospital. The diagnoses were not confirmed in these cases.
PNEUMONIA.
The tables following show the incidence by months, ages and wards. Most of the cases removed to Hospital received treatment at Whipps Cross Hospital.
| Month. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 & over. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| February | 19 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| March | 12 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | ||||||
| April | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| May | 15 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| June | 11 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| July | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| August | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||||||
| September | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||
| October | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||
| November | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | ||||||
| December | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 1933 | 169 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 46 | 34 | 16 | |||||
| 1932 | 188 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 19 | ||||||
| Month. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | ||||||||
| January | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
| February | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| March | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| April | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| May | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| June | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| July | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | ||||||||
| August | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| September | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||||
| October | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| December | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1933 | 37 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 36 | |||||||
| 1932 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 46 | ||||||||