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Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Disease. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 5 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1937 | ||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 281 | 207 | 1 | 72 | 163 | 31 | 12 | 2 | - | ||||
| Diphtheria | 65 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 12 | 3 | — | - | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | ||||
| Pneumonia | 147 | 154 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 44 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | — | - | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | - | — | - | ||||
| Erysipelas | 76 | 61 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | ||||
| Polio-encephalitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | ||||
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Measles (under 5 years) | 772 | 13 | 41 | 731 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Dysentery | 23 | 84 | — | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 164 | 154 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 68 | 26 | - | ||||
| Totals | 1938 | 1575 | _ | 53 | 843 | 268 | 108 | 184 | 86 | 33 | |||
| 1937 | 842 | 1 26 | 150 | 255 | 124 | 177 | 80 | 36 | |||||
| Disease. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Total | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 26 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 51 | 52 | 281 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 22 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 65 | ||||||
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 46 | 147 | ||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | ||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 76 | ||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Measles (under 5 years) | 137 | 111 | 85 | 89 | 175 | 175 | 772 | ||||||
| Dysentery | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | 32 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 41 | 25 | 164 | ||||||
| Totals | 1938 | 262 | 203 | 210 | 225 | 335 | 340 | 1575 | |||||
| 1937 | 171 | 128 | 109 | 88 | 149 | 197 | 842 | ||||||
The statistics given in the foregoing table are those for the
calendar year 1938.