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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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 |