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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Among the cases discovered by the medical staff, and included
above, were:—Bacillary Dysentery 5, Diphtheria 8, Scarlet Fever 7.
Non-notifiable infectious diseases is chiefly brought to light by
the weekly returns made by Head Teachers under the local
"Regulations as to Infectious Diseases in Schools."
The monthly figures were as follows:—
| Sore Throat. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm & Scabies. | Impetigo Sores, etc. | Chicken Pox. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | - | 19 | 2 | 32 | - | 4 | 145 |
| February | 11 | 530 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 30 |
| March | 10 | 570 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 15 | 47 |
| April | — | 158 | 1 | 29 | — | — | 15 |
| May | 2 | 94 | 4 | 33 | — | 17 | 9 |
| June | 2 | 45 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| July | 1 | 19 | — | 13 | — | 7 | 20 |
| August | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| September | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| October | — | 1 | 27 | 2 | — | 7 | 71 |
| November | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| December | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 28 |
| Total—1938 | 35 | 1,454 | 96 | 250 | 12 | 76 | 413 |
| Total—1937 | 24 | 13 | 139 | 225 | 4 | 67 | 522 |
As in former years, a summary of Head Teachers' weekly
returns is given:—