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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Disease | St James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 32 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 48 | 207 | |
| Diphtheria | 42 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 101 | |
| Enteric Fever | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 154 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 2 | o | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 61 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cerebro-spinalMeningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Measles (under 5 years) | 3 | 1 | o | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Dysentery | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | g | 8 | 84 | |
| Tuberculosis | 23 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 154 | |
| Totals | 1937 | 171 | 128 | 109 | 88 | 149 | 197 | 842 |
| 1936 | 277 | 186 | 233 | 149 | 246 | 402 | 1,493 | |
From the foregoing tallies it will be seen that the outstanding
feature of 1937 was an exceptional decrease in the incidence of
Scarlet Fever, constituting the lowest recorded' figure for this
disease
The statistics given in the foregoing table are those for the
calendar year 1937
The Registrar-General gives the statistics for the 53 weeks ended 1st January, 1938, and these are given in the following table together with the case rates per 1,000 population both for England and Wales and for Walthamstow: —
| Disease | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Pneumonia | Puerperal Fever | Puerperal P3'rexia | Erysipelas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 101 | 11 | 152 | 4 | 34 | 61 | |
| Walthamstow | 153 | 076 | 008 | 115 | 003 | 025 | 046 |
| England and Wales | 233 | 149 | 005 | 136 | (Not available) | 037 | |
The rates for Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia are better expressed in relation to the number of births (ie live and stillbirths) registered than to population When calculated on this basis the rates are:—
| Puerperal Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow | 230 | 1959 |
| England and Wales | 1393 | |