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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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F.— PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
General. — The following tables show the age and ward inci-dence of the various infectious diseases which are referred to in later pages of the report.
| All ages. | Under lyr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1949 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 181 | 182 | 1 | 56 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 502 | 226 | 27 | 248 | 224 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Measles | 308 | 1550 | 14 | 182 | 111 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 43 | 101 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||
| Paralytic | 13 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Non-Paralytic | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | 17 | — | - | — | 4 | 10 | — | — |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 28 | 15 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 34 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis | 105 | 158 | — | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 1 |
| Totals, 1950 | 1237 | - | 45 | 506 | 468 | 61 | 79 | 57 | 21 |
| Totals, 1949 | - | 2315 | 75 | 1063 | 879 | 81 | 123 | 67 | 27 |
F.— PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
General. — The following tables show the age and ward inci-dence of the various infectious diseases which are referred to in later pages of the report.
| St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 35 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 181 |
| Whooping Cough | 105 | 68 | 99 | 32 | 92 | 106 | 502 |
| Measles | 45 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 114 | 56 | 308 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 5 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||
| Paralytic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 13 | |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fevers | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | - | — | — | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | |
| Tuberculosis | 17 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 105 |
| Totals, 1950 | 220 | 136 | 199 | 114 | 306 | 262 | 1,237 |
| 333 | 307 | 320 | 323 | 496 | 536 | 2,315 | |