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Walthamstow 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 28 | 50 | 27 | 147 | 132 | 418 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 48 | 189 |
| Measles | 189 | 168 | 198 | 208 | 483 | 326 | 1,572 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 100 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Post Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 73 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 11 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 115 |
| Totals 1952 | 299 | 260 | 319 | 325 | 755 | 589 | 2,547 |
| Totals 1951 | 549 | 376 | 531 | 429 | 861 | 885 | 3,631 |
The Registrar-General gives the statistics for the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1952, 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 | 418 | — | 3 | 100 | 73 | 32 |
| Case rate:— | ||||||
| England and Wales | 1.53 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.72 | Not available | 0.14 |
| Walthamstow | 3.47 | — | 0.02 | 0.83 | 0.61 | 0.27 |
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 47.37
England and Wales 17.87
SCARLET FEVER
A total of 418 cases of Scarlet Fever was notified during 1952,
as compared with 118 in 1951.