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Walthamstow 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The Registrar-General has issued the following rates with regard to the notification of Puerperal Pyrexia. The Walthamstow rates are set out in comparison.
| Area. | Per 1,000 live and still births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | ||
| England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great | 7.16 | ||
| Towns, including London | 8.99 | ||
| 148 Smaller Towns (25,000 to 50,000 population | 6.27 | ||
| London Administrative County | 1.21 | 6.94* | |
| Walthamstow | 10.99 | ||
* Including Puerperal Fever.
The notifications and rates for Walthamstow for the past five years have been as follows : —
| Year. | No. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 30 | 10.99 |
| 1946 | 33 | 12.62 |
| 1945 | 32 | 18.08 |
| 1944 | 28 | 14.23 |
| 1943 | 44 | 23.33 |
The rates have been high because of the strictness of
notification at the Maternity Hospital, i.e., cases are notified which
in other areas would not be notified, especially in domiciliary
practice.
ABORTION
Circular 1661.—The number of cases in which medical aid
notices were issued during 1947 by Midwives in accordance with
Rule E of the Central Midwives Board was :—
Threatened abortion and miscarriage Nil
Abortion and miscarriage Nil
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
The number
| Year. | Totals. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | ||||
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