Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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House or Half 1-3
Flat Hou9e. Rooms. Total.
1937 1.105 386 179 1,670
1936 1,094 374 210 1,678
The findings appear to show that the proportion of families
adequately housed in a separate house or flat increased.
The following table shows the number and nature of visits paid in Wards during 1937 :—
Ward. | Visits to Children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | Unsuccessful Visits. | Visits to Nurse Children. | Visits re Milk Scheme. | Ante-Natal Visits. | Other Visits. | Total Visits. | ||||
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First. | Re-visits. | Total. | First Visit. | Subsequent Visits. | Total Visits. | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 10 | Cols. 5-10. | |
St. James Street | 288 | 579 | 867 | 893 | 1,760 | 552 | 86 | 205 | 69 | 36 | 105 | 106 | 2,814 |
High Street | 205 | 458 | 663 | 496 | 1,159 | 278 | 79 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 1,623 |
Hoe Street | 244 | 708 | 952 | 866 | 1,818 | 507 | 64 | 223 | 40 | 8 | 48 | 57 | 2,717 |
Wood Street | 234 | 576 | 810 | 839 | 1,649 | 444 | 33 | 197 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 2,375 |
Hale End | 341 | 1,065 | 1,406 | 1,446 | 2,852 | 285 | 185 | 266 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 38 | 3,689 |
Higham Hill | 358 | 1,095 | 1,453 | 1,900 | 3,353 | 287 | 140 | 177 | 48 | 17 | 65 | 102 | 4,124 |
Total, 1937 | 1,670 | 4,481 | 6,151 | 6,440 | 12,591 | 2,353 | 587 | 1,135 | 244 | 79 | 323 | 353 | 17,342 |
Total, 1936 | 1,678 | 3,483 | 5,161 | 7,081 | 12,242 | 1,294 | 542 | 1,096 | 177 | 71 | 248 | 1,178 | 16,600 |