London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regs., 1927. Typhoid
Carriers.—Part compensation continues to be paid to a chronic
carrier in order to prevent her from following her normal occupation
as a cook and to make up her wages as a convenience attendant.
Another chronic carrier has remained under supervision since
1946. Compensation for prohibition in regard to the manufacture
and sale of Ice Cream later became the subject of arbitration.
Two cases were notified during 1948, details being as follows:—
| Sex | Age | Ward | Removed to Hospital | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 2 | H.E. | No | Recovered |
| M | 14 | Hi. | No | Recovered |
The total notifications during the year was 3, details being as follows:—
| Sex | Age | Ward | Removed to Hospital | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 29 | St. James St. | Yes | Recovered |
| F | 3 | Higham Hill | Yes | Still under Treatment |
| M | 4 | Higham Hill | Yes | Recovered |
Two cases were notified during the year, details being as follows:—
| Sex | Age | Ward | Removed to Hospital | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 3 weeks | Wood Street | Yes | Vision unimpaired |
| M | 3 weeks | do. | No | Vision unimpaired |
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
See Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
The incidence by months and Wards is given below:—
| January | 21 | July | 5 |
| February | 7 | August | 2 |
| March | 7 | September | 2 |
| April | 8 | October | 9 |
| May | 6 | November | 7 |
| June | 1 | December | 10 |
| Total | 85 | ||