Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Notifications of tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, food poisoning and erysipelas werevery similar
to those in 1952.
All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 5-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 & over. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | 1952 | ||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 289 | 418 | 1 | 64 | 217 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 692 | 189 | 43 | 286 | 352 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — |
Measles | 974 | 1572 | 28 | 517 | 413 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 121 | 100 | — | 12 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 29 |
Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||
Paralytic | 6 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Non-Paralytic | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Acute Infect. Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Post Infect. Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 84 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 82 | 73 | — | — | — | 34 | 47 | 1 | — |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Food Poisoning | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — |
Erysipelas | 27 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Malaria ____ __ | 2 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Tuberculosis | 117 | 115 | — | 6 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 22 | 5 |
Totals, 1953 | 2424 | — | 81 | 916 | 1053 | 96 | 163 | 73 | 42 |
Totals, 1952 | — | 2547 | 69 | 844 | 1310 | 76 | 142 | 67 | 39 |
St. James Street. | High treet. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | Totals. | |||
Scarlet Fever | 52 | 35 | 59 | 23 | 62 | 58 | 289 | ||
Whooping Cough | 125 | 28 | 83 | 80 | 186 | 190 | 692 | ||
Measles | 81 | 88 | 114 | 148 | 210 | 333 | 974 | ||
Diphtheria | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
Pneumonia | 27 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 121 | ||
Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 3 | ||
Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||
Paralytic | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | ||
Acute Infect. Encephalitis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Post Infect, Encephalitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Dysentery | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 84 | ||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 82 | ||
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Food Poisoning | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | ||
Erysipelas | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | ||
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
Tuberculosis | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 117 | ||
Totals, 1953 | 334 | 197 | 314 | 335 | 546 | 698 | 2,424 | ||
Totals, 1952 | 299 | 260 | 319 | 325 | 755 | 589 | 2,547 |