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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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ERYSIPELAS.
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:—
| Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | ||||||
| February | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||
| March | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| April | 7 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| May | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | ||||||
| June | 5 | — | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| July | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| August | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | ||||||
| October | 4 | — | — | - | - | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| November | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| December | 8 | - | — | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 1934 | 69 | 1 | 4 | I! | 5 | 17 | 28 | 11 | |||||
| 1933 | 73 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
| Month. | St. James' Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | ||||||||
| January | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | ||||||||
| February | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||||||||
| March | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| April | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||||||||
| May | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||||||
| June | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| July | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| September | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| October | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | _- | ||||||||
| November | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| December | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1934 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||||||
| 1933 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||
CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
One case was notified in a female aged 7 years. She was
notified from Whipps Cross Hospital and transferred to Chingford
Sanatorium for suspected Scarlet Fever. She progressed
well at first and then relapsed, but finally recovered.