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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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Table: The following table gives a comparison of the attack rates of Diphtheria on the immunised and the non-immunised sections of the population under 15 years of age

The following table gives a comparison of the attack rates of Diphtheria on the immunised and the non-immunised sections of the population under 15 years of age

YearImmunisedNot Immunised
Population immunised under 15 years of ageNo of eases of Diphtheria under 15 years of ageAttack rate per 1,000 population under 15 years immunisedDeaths under 15 yearsEstimated population not immunised under 15 years of ageNo of cases of Diphtheria under 15 years of ageAttack rate per 1,00P populat;on under 15 yearsDeaths under 15 years
192634,813232665
192733,8992296711
192832,8642317028
192931,8882738516*
193030,10043910422
193130,790 (census)275899
193236—___30,7543211045
1933157—-—30,633282927
1934320———30,470235778
1935996110—29,794148494
19362,1821045—28,608883072
19373,6133083_27,17792335

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* All Ages