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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Diseases in the year 1947. Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County. | Walthamstow. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,0 00 Civilian Population. | ||||||
| Births:— | ||||||
| Live | 20.5* | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 21.8 | |
| Still | 0.50* | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.48 | |
| Deaths:— | ||||||
| All Causes | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 10.7 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | — | |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Notifications:— | ||||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.89 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 1.82 | |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.39 | |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | – | |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 8.82 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 1.23 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Li ve Births. | ||||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 41† | 47 | 36 | 37 | 29 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age. | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.2 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live & Still) | ||||||
| (a) Notifications:— | ||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 7.16 | 8.99 | 6.27 | 1.21 | 10.99 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ‡6.94 | |||||
| (b) Maternal Mortality:— | ||||||
| No. 140. Abortion with Sepsis. | No. 141. Abortion without Sepsis. | No. 147 Puerperal Infections | Nos. 142-6. 148-50. Other. | |||
| England and Wales | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.85 | ||
| Walthamstow | — | — | — | 1.46 | ||
*Rates per 1,000 Total Population.
† Per 1,000 related births.
‡ Including Puerperal Fever.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.