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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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There were no deaths from measles during 1937
Home nursing is provided, where necessary, by the Walthamstow
Distriot Nursing Association
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
No action was necessary under Section 66 of the Public Health
(Amendment) Act, 19"25, or Section 176 of the Public Health Act,
1936, for the prevention of blindness or the treatment of persons
suffering from any disease of, or injury to, the eyes
TUBERCULOSIS
The year 1937 was a non-epidemic year, the number of notifications being shown below In addition, there were 13 cases of measles reported by Head Teachers, and mainly in school children of 5-14 years
| Month | Total | U nder 1 yr | 1-5 yrs | St James' Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ferbruary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| March | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| April | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| May | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| June | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| July | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | _ | |
| August | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| October | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | |
| November | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| December | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | 4 | — | - | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 1937 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1936 | 671 | 39 | 632 | 143 | 1 75 | 95 | 74 | 119 | 165 | |
The following table shows particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1937 :—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| Under 1 year | — | - | 2 | 2 | - | — | 2 | 2 |
| 1— 5 years | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| 5—10 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10—15 years | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | -_ | - |
| 15—20 years | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 20—25 years | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 |
| 25—35 years | 17 | 18 | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 35—45 years | 9 | 13 | I | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 45—55 years | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 55—65 years | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 65 years and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| upwards | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Totals | 59 | 70 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 6 |
| 129 | 25 | 80 | 12 | |||||
| 154 | 92 | |||||||