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Walthamstow 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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St. James High Hoe Wood Hale Higham Totals.
Street. Street. Street. Street. End. Hill.
Scarlet Fever 30 23 31 27 38 39 188
Diphtheria — — — — 1 — 1
Typhoid Fever — — — — 1 1 2
Paratyphoid Fever — — — — — — —
Pneumonia 10 14 13 10 19 19 85
Puerperal Pyrexia 3 — 4 6 4 5 22
Ophthalmia Neonatorum — — 1 1 — — 2
Erysipelas2 4 3 1 9 8 27
Encephalitis Lethargica — — — — — — —
Polio-encephalitis — — — — — — —
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis — — — — 1 — 1
Anterior Poliomyelitis 1 — — — — 2 3
Measles 97 87 145 55 123 132 639
Whooping Cough 123 101 95 | 40 73 133 565
Dysentery— 1 — — 1 — 2
Malaria — — — — — — —
Tuberculosis 26 14 21 20 34 29 144
Totals, 1948 292 244 313 160 304 368 1,681
Totals, 1947 330 259 275 235 385 470 1,954
The statistics given in the foregoing tables are those for the
calendar year 1948.
The Registrar-General gives the statistics for the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1948, and these are given in the following table together with the case rates per 1,000 population both for England and Wales and for Walthamstow:—
| Disease. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Pneumonia. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Erysipelas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 188 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 22 | 27 |
| Case rate:— | ||||||
| Walthamstow | 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.69 | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| England and Wales | 1.73 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.73 | Not available | 0.21 |
The rate for Puerperal Pyrexia is better expressed in relation
to the number of births (i.e., live and still-births) registered than
to population. When calculated on this basis the rate is :—
Walthamstow 10.4
England and Wales 6.89