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Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
See Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
ERYSIPELAS.
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:-
| Month. | All ages. | Under 1 year | 1-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 & over. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||
| February | 7 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | ||||||
| March | 4 | - | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | ||||||
| April | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||
| May | 3 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||
| June | 5 | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||
| July | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| August | 3 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| September | 3 | - | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||
| October | 9 | - | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||
| November | 8 | - | — | — | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| December | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 1935 | 54 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 7 | |||||
| 1934 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 11 | ||||||
| Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End | Higham Hill | ||||||||
| January | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | ||||||||
| February | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||
| March | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| April | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||||
| May | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| June | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| July | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||||||||
| August | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| September | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | ||||||||
| October | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | ||||||||
| December | — | — | 1 | — | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1935 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |||||||
| 1934 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||||||||