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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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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Five cases were notified during the year, the details being as follows :—
| Sex | Age | Ward | Removed to Hospital | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 3 weeks | St. James Street | Yes | Recovered |
| F | 9 days | High Street | No | ,, |
| M | 9 days | Higham Hill | No | ,, |
| M | 11 days | Hoe Street | No | ,, |
| M | 4 days | Hale End | No | „ |
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
See Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
PNEUMONIA
The indidence by months and Wards is given belqw :—
| January | 20 | July | 8 |
| February | 30 | August | 3 |
| March | 13 | September | 2 |
| April | 13 | October | 12 |
| May | 16 | November | 11 |
| June | 8 | December | 15 |
| Total | 151 | ||
Your Council decided to continue the grant to the Waltham
stow District Nursing Association, in return for which the Association
was, amongst other services, required to provide home nursing
facilities for cases of pneumonia.
The local practice is for the District Sanitary Inspector to
visit on receipt of a notification and to make the necessary enquiries,
and opportunity is taken to deal with any obvious defects in
sanitation which may be found. Otherwise there is little gained
by notification.
ERYSIPELAS
The incidence by months and Wards is given below :—
| January | 6 | July | 2 |
| February | 2 | August | — |
| March | 6 | September | 5 |
| April | 3 | October | 6 |
| May | 8 | November | 2 |
| June | 2 | December | 6 |
| Total | 48 | ||
St. James Stree26
High Street 23
Hoe Street 26
Wood Street 19
Hale End 27
Higham Hill 30