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Walthamstow 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED
DURING 1942.
Wearing Apparel, making of 246 Cotton Spinners 2
Brush Making 76 Artificial Flowers ... 4
Boxes 14 Belts 5
Spectacle Frames 1 Cellophone bags 1
Upholstering 1 Feathers 1
Shoes 11
Total 362
Outworkers were notified from the following areas:-
Bethnal Green 3 Poplar 3
City of London 13 St .Marylebone 18
Edmonton 4 Shored itch 12
Finsbury 49 Tottenham 7
Hackney 71 Walthamstow 49
Islington 21 Westminster 12
Leyton 85 Other Areas 15
Total 362
A total of 839 visits was paid in connection with outworkers.
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 1942 | Ages 1941 | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs, | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 421 | 117 | 3 | 110 | 281 | 14 | 11 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | I | - | - | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 91 | 138 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 29 | 38 | - | - | - | 9 | 20 | — | |
| Opthalmic Neonatorum | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | 35 | 31 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargioa - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Polio-encephaliti s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 769 | 1087 | 23 | 322 | 418 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 151 | 51 | 9 | 92 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 3 | - | — | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 148 | 116 | - | 4 | 13 | 61 | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| , 1948 | 1675 | 41 | 547 | 778 | 112 | 103 | 72 | 22 | |
| Totals 1941 | 2030 | 81 | 724 | 886 | 88 | 154 | 72 | 25 | |
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 | St.James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 66 | 43 | 46 | 39 | 86 | 141 | 421 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | _ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 91 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 5. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 6 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 128 | 144 | 128 | 52 | 141 | 176 | 769 |
| pooping Cough | 47 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 151 |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | 32 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 26 | 148 |
| 1942 | 317 | 235 | 235 | 123 | 338 | 427 | 1675 |
| Totals 1941 | 433 | 336 | 285 | 102 | 356 | 518 | 20 30 |
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