Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.