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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 1953
[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 | ||