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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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2—Stage A followed by a typical or abortive Stage B.
3—Stage B MILD = less than 10 paroxysms in 24 hours.
4—Stage B MODERATE = 10-20 paroxysms in 24
hours.
5—Stage B SEVERE = 20-40 paroxysms in 24 hours.
6—Stage B VERY SEVERE = Attacks complicated by
convulsion and/or bronchopneumonia.
Four cases notified as whooping cough during 1952 had previously been immunised, and details are as follows :—
| Sex | Age | Date Immunised | Date of Attack | M.R.C. Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. | 1 year 4mths. | Oct. 1951 | Feb. 1952 | 3 |
| F. | 1 year 8 mths. | April 1951 | Feb. 1952 | 3 |
| M. | 3 years | June 1950 | Aug. 1952 | 3 |
| F. | 1 year 3 mths. | March 1952 | Aug. 1952 | 3 |
The total number of children immunised against whooping
cough up to the end of 1952 was 3,030.
PNEUMONIA
| January | 15 | August | 3 |
| February | 12 | September | 1 |
| March | 10 | October | 9 |
| April | 10 | November | 8 |
| May | 3 | December | 20 |
| June | 9 | ||
| St. James Street | 24 | Wood Street | 15 |
| High Street | 11 | Hale End | 25 |
| Hoe Street | 10 | Higham Hill | 15 |
INFLUENZA
There were two deaths from influenza during the year.
"GASTRIC" INFLUENZA
In January, 1953, attention was drawn to vomiting which had
affected teachers and staff during the autumn term at one of the
High Schools for Girls. Three members of the staff and 19 pupils
were involved. The condition resembled that noted in the 1951
Report and continued after the re-opening of the school in 1953.
Up to the end of January six more staff and 20 additional pupils
had suffered from vomiting. The 1953 cases were accompanied
by a few cases of catarrhal jaundice.