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Walthamstow 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Control is on the lines detailed in the Board's "Memorandum
of Closure of and Exclusion from School, 1930."
Notifications in the 5-15 years age group during 1939 were as
follows (1938 cases shown in parenthesis):—Scarlet Fever 123 (163),
Diphtheria 26 (44), Bacillary Dysentery 2 (13). Pneumonia 14 (24),
Erysipelas 1 (1), Enteric nil (1), Encephalitis Lethargica nil (2).
Among the cases discovered by the medical staff, and included
above, were:—Non-Clinical Diphtheria 2, Scarlet Fever 3.

Table: The monthly figures were as follows:—

The monthly figures were as follows:—

Sore Throat.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm & Scabies.Impetigo Sores, etc.Chicken Pox.
January625483-17
February2-2432427
March137311923
April—962——-4
May1172301—517
June—1154—1261
July—534-4521
August———----
September———---—
October-------
November-------
December-------
Total—19391047531131125170
Total—1938351,454962501276413

Table: The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named:—

The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named:—

Exclusions.Chicken Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Sore Throat.Influenza.
193944522014933120
19385053150163329