Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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MEASLES.
The following tables show the incidence by months, ages and wards:—
Month. | All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45—65 yrs. | 65 & over. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | _ | — | — | _ | |||||
February | 153 | 11 | 78 | 64 | — | — | — | — | |||||
March | 174 | 9 | 78 | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||
April | 133 | 10 | 94 | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||
May | 55 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||
June | 30 | 2 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||
July | 34 | 2 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |||||
August | 33 | 1 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |||||
September | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||
October | 22 | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||||
November | 18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | _ | _ | — | — | |||||
December | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||||
Totals | 1945. | 692 | 46 | 398 | 242 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||
1944 | 406 | 12 | 168 | 208 | 15 | 3 | — | — | |||||
Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | |||||||
January | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 4 | |||||||
February | 19 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
March | 34 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 69 | 25 | |||||||
April | 32 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 19 | |||||||
May | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |||||||
June | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
July | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
August | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | — | 7 | |||||||
September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
October | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
November | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | _ | 6 | |||||||
December | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
Totals | 1945 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 122 | 158 | 135 | ||||||
1944 | 47 | 96 | 41 | 25 | 30 | 167 |