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Walthamstow 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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2. - DEFECTS FOUND IM FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars. | No. of Defects. | No. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | j Reme-|died. | ; Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| i j '.'/ant of cleanliness | 50 | 50 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 40 | 40 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Other offences | 43 | 43 | 1 | — | |
| Totals | 141 | 141 | 1 | Nil. | |
NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED
DURING 1943.
| Steering Apparel, making of | 359 | Belts | 2 |
| Brush Making | 13 | Paper Bags | 5 |
| Boxes | 7 | Feathers | 1 |
| Boots and Shoes | 6 | ||
| Total | 393. | ||
| Outworkers were notified from the following areas: - | |||
| Bethnal Green | 6 | Poplar | 3 |
| City of London | St.Marylebone | 15 | |
| Finsburv | 36 | Shoreditch | 6 |
| Hackney | 72 | Walthamstow | |
| Islington | Westminster | 13 | |
| Leyton | 86 | Other Areas | 38 |
| Total | 393 | ||
A total of 400 visits was paid in connection with outworkers.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS & 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 1943 | Ages 1942 | Under 1 Yr. | 1-5 yrs | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs & over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 67 | 421 | 1 | 171 | 553 | 17 | 4 | — | ||
| Diphtheria | 23 | 6 | — | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 91 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 13 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 35 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 769 | 37 | 327 | 245 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | 151 | 8 | 57 | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Dysentery | 71 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Tuberculosis | 159 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 53 | 20_ | ||
| Totals | 1943 | 1,930 | — | 54 | 586 | 913 | 86 | |||
| 1942 | — | 1,675 | 41 | 547 | 778 | 103 | 72 | |||
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