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Walthamstow 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The main classification of deaths—those for 1935 being given
in parentheses—was as follows:—
Whooping Cough, 4 (6); Diphtheria, 2 (4); Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
73 (69); Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, 14 (6); Cancer, 192
(204); Cerebral Haemorrhage, 85 (61); Heart, 374 (344); Bronchitis,
58 (38); Nephritis, 46 (45); Congenital Debility, etc., 37 (40);
Suicide, 15 (12); Violence, 33 (39).
Institutional Deaths.
Whipps Cross Hospital 263
Central Homes, Leytonstone 168
Connaught Hospital 72
Brentwood Mental Hospital 21
Forest Gate Sick Home 17
The Clock House, Wood Street, Walthamstow 10
Prince of Wales's General Hospital, Tottenham 10
Walthamstow Isolation Hospital 9
Queen's Hospital, Bethnal Green 9
German Hospital, Dalston 9
Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street 9
Epping Infirmary 8
London Hospital, Whitechapel 8
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London 7
University College Hospital, London 6
St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney 5
Middlesex Hospital, London 4
The Forest Hydro, Walthamstow 4
Royal Free Hospital, London 4
Jubilee Hospital, Woodford 4
Heathfield Nursing Home, Walthamstow 3
North Middlesex County Hospital, Tottenham 3
London Fever Hospital, Islington 2
Severalls Hospital, Colchester 2
St. Luke's Hospital, London 2
King George Hospital, Ilford 2
Royal Masonic Hospital, London 2
Central London Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital 2
Other Institutions 27
B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
Public Health Officers of the Authority.—The names and
qualifications of officers employed by your Authority are given
at the beginning of the Report and also in the Maternity and Child
Welfare Section of the Report. All are whole-time officers unless
otherwise stated.