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Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF SMALLPOX.
The scheme made by the County Council under Section 63 of
the Local Government Act, 1929, now covers the hospital treatment
of smallpox. The cost of treatment of cases sent with the approval
of the County Medical Officer of Health into hospital is now a
general charge upon the county, excluding the Borough of
Colchester.
Your Council continues to maintain the temporary buildings
at Low Hall Farm, formerly used as a hospital for smallpox cases.
No case of smallpox occurred in 1938.
SCARLET FEVER.
A total of 281 cases of Scarlet Fever was notified in 1938, as
compared with 207 in 1937.
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:—
| Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| February | 19 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| March | 17 | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | —- | |
| April | 20 | — | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| May | 39 | — | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| June | 27 | — | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | -— | — | |
| July | 15 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| August | 13 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| September | 29 | — | 6 | 21 | —- | 2 | — | — | |
| October | 40 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| November | 24 | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| December | 21 | — | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1938 | 281 | 1 | 72 | 163 | 31 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 1937 | 207 | 1 | 51 | 110 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | |
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| February | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| March | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| April | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | |
| June | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
| July | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| August | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| September | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| October | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| November | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| December | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Totals | 1938 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 51 | 52 |
| 1937 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 48 | |