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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CHICKEN POX.
Chicken Pox remained notifiable except in vaccinated children
under 10 years of age, until the Walthamstow (Chicken Pox
Regulations) Rescission Order came into force on December, 1st,
after which date the disease was not notifiable.
The incidence by months, ages and wards was as follows:—
| Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 112 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| February | 45 | — | 13 | 29 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| March | 75 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| April | 37 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | - | — | ||||||
| May | 20 | — | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | - | — | ||||||
| June | 42 | — | 10 | 31 | 1 | — | - | — | ||||||
| July | 67 | 1 | 13 | 52 | — | 1 | - | — | ||||||
| August | 39 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 2 | — | - | - | ||||||
| September | 11 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| October | 33 | — | 3 | 30 | _ | — | - | - | ||||||
| November | 49 | — | 10 | 39 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| December | — | Not notifiable. | — | — | - | - | ||||||||
| Totals | 1934 | 530 | 9 | 112 | 386 | 17 | 6 | - | - | |||||
| 1933 | 409 | 15 | 92 | 278 | 20 | 4 | - | - | ||||||
| Month. | St. James Street | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | ||||||||
| January | 14 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
| February | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| March | 31 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
| April | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
| May | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| June | — | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
| July | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | 21 | 25 | ||||||||
| August | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||
| September | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| October | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| November | 18 | - | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| December | Not notifiable. | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 1934 | 88 | 26 | 90 | 107 | 104 | 115 | |||||||
| 1933 | 76 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 64 | 103 | ||||||||
Except in a few secondary cases, all cases notified by private
practitioners were visited by a Medical Officer.