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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED DURING 1939.
| Wearing Apparel, making of | 344 | Pencils | 1 |
| Brush Making | 38 | Artificial Flowers | 7 |
| Boxes | 22 | Toys | 29 |
| Carnival Hats | 2 | Handbags | 3 |
| Envelopes | 2 | Novelties | 1 |
| Furniture | 1 | Feathers | 2 |
| Furs | 5 | Shoes | 20 |
| Total | 477 | ||
Outworkers were notified from the following areas:—
| City of London | 103 | Leyton | 123 | Tottenham | 20 |
| Bethnal Green | 3 | Poplar | 3 | Walthamstow | 50 |
| Finsbury | 45 | Woodford | 5 | Westminster | 11 |
| Hackney | 71 | Stepney | 11 | Other Areas | 13 |
| Islington | 8 | Shoreditch | 11 | ||
| Total | 477 | ||||
F.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
General.—The accompanying tables show the age and ward incidence of the various infectious diseases which are discussed separately in later pages of the Report:—
| Disease. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 192 | 281 | — | 37 | 122 | 20 | 12 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | 35 | 65 | — | 6 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | |
| Pneumonia | 147 | 147 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 33 | 22 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 54 | 76 | — | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 7 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles (under 5 years) | 10 | 772 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 23 | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 141 | 164 | — | 7 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 20 | 5 | |
| Totals | 1939 | 631 | - | 13 | 74 | 176 | 101 | 146 | 87 | 34 |
| 1938 | — | 1575 | 53 | 843 | 268 | 108 | 184 | 86 | 33 | |