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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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WHOOPING COUGH.
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 | 3 | _ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| February | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||||
| March | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| April | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| June | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| July | 20 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| August | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| September | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| October | 17 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| November | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | _ | — | — | |||||
| December | 23 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Totals | 1945 | 131 | 15 | 74 | 41 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| 1944 | 195 | 25 | 112 | 56 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||
| Month. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | |||||||
| January | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |||||||
| February | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||
| March | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | |||||||
| April | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| May | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| June | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| July | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| August | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| September | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| October | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| December | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Totals | 1945 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 30 | ||||||
| 1944 | 41 | 45 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 30 | |||||||