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Walthamstow 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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 | 270 | 176 | 1 | 46 | 188 | 23 | 11 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 72 | 80 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 9 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 26 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 692 | 406 | 46 | 398 | 242 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 131 | 195 | 15 | 74 | 41 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Dysentery | 84 | 83 | 2 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Malaria | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 160 | 158 | — | 10 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 23 | 9 | |
| Totals | 1945 | 1496 | _ | 71 | 579 | 534 | 105 | 128 | 56 | 23 |
| 1944 | — | 1170 | 48 | 380 | 447 | 117 | 108 | 25 | 15 | |
| Disease. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Totals | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 65 | 30 | 57 | 25 3 | 8 | 55 | 270 | |||
| Diphtheria | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Enteric Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 1 | 8 | 11 | 72 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 26 | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningiti's | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Measles | 102 | 88 | 87 | 122 | 158 | 15 | 692 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 131 | |||
| Dysentery | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 84 | |||
| Malaria | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | 24 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 160 | |||
| Totals | 1945 | 261 | 192 | 219 | 194 | 300 | 30 | 1496 | ||
| 1944 | 170 | 202 | 154 | 110 | 172 | 62 | 1170 | |||
The statistics given in the foregoing tables are those for the
calendar year 1945.