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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The table below shows the number of immune (i.e., Schick negative and protected) persons each year, diphtheria notifications, attack rates and mortality:—
| Year. | No. immunised + Schick neg. | Notified cases. | Attack rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Percentage of deaths to notifications. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 840 | 163 | 1.21 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 1934 | 282 | 274 | 2.03 | 8 | 2.9 |
| 1933 | 278 | 334 | 2.47 | 7 | 2.1 |
| 1932 | 53 | 356 | 2.64 | 5 | 1.4 |
| 1931 | — | 324 | 2.44 | 11 | 3.4 |
| 1930 | — | 509 | 4.08 | 22 | 4.3 |
Four cases were notified.
| No. | Ward. | Age. | Date of Notification. | Diagnosis. Para | Where treated. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale End | 34 | 9.3.35 | Typhoid B. | Hospital | Recovered |
| 2 | Wood St. | 43 | 10.8.35 | Typhoid | ||
| 3 | 43 | 10.8.35 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | 10.8.35 |
No definite source of infection could be found in any of
the cases. Cases 2, 3 and 4 were in one family—the husband
being the first affected, followed by his wife and then a
daughter.
BACILLARY DYSENTERY.
One case of Bacillary Dysentery (Flexner) was notified'
in a female aged 31 years, who had lived in China for four
years until fifteen months before notification.
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 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| February | 18 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| March | 17 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| April | 19 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| May | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| June | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | _ | |
| July | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| August | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| September | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| October | l5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| November | 12 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| December | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1935 | 131 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 29 | 18 |
| 1934 | 180 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 44 | 31 | 17 | |