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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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VACCINATION.
Mr.E.Sharp, Vaccination Officer for the Area, has furnished the following returns for 1943:-
| Births Registered | Successfully Vaccinated | Percentage Vaccinated | Insusceptible | Exemptions | Death before Vaccinated | Postponed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,724 | 392 | 22.7 | 4 | 698 | 28 | 39 |
In addition to the above, 39 primary vaccinations were
recorded and 53 re-vaccinations.
During 1943 the vaccinal condition of all school children
examined at Routine Medical Inspection was recorded, and a
summary of the findings for the year showed that 20.7 per cent,
were vaccinated.
PREYEOTION OF BLINDNESS.
No action was necessary under Section 176 of the Public
Health Act, 1936, for the prevention of blindness or the
treatment of persons suffering from any disease of, or injury to
the eyes.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table shows particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1943:-
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Hon-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1-5 years | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5-10 " | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 10-15 " | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 15-20 " | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | |
| 20-25 " | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 25-35 " | 13 | 22 | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| 35-45 " | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | – | – |
| 45-55 " | 6 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | ||
| 55-D5 " | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 65 years and upwards | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | |
| Totals | 70 | 71 | 8 | 35 | 24 | |||
| 143 | 159 | 59 | 4 | |||||
| 63 | ||||||||
The returns for the past two years are compared below:-
| Year | New Cases | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| 1943 | 70 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 63 | |||
| 1942 | 67 | 52 | 17 | 148 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 56 | |
The periods elapsing between notification and death, and the
number of cases not notified were as follows:-
S3.