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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Pulmonary tuberculosis notifications after remaining comparatively steady over the previous three years at 104 cases per annum, showed a marked reduction to 60.
| All ages | 0-1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-24 years | 25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65 & over years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1953 | |||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 187 | 289 | 1 | 46 | 136 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Whooping Cough | 372 | 692 | 27 | 158 | 180 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Measles | 834 | 974 | 19 | 326 | 489 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pneumonia | 89 | 121 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 19 | |||
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Non-Paralytic | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Acute infective encephalitis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Post infectious encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dysentery | 159 | 84 | 1 | 22 | 108 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 71 | 82 | — | — | — | 30 | 41 | — | — | |||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Food Poisoning | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | |||
| Erysipelas | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 10 | |||
| Malaria | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| Tuberculosis: | ||||||||||||
| Respiratory | 60 | 103 | — | 2 | — | 22 | 16 | 20 | — | |||
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |||
| Central Nervous System | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Totals, 1954 | 1848 | — | 58 | 557 | 930 | 83 | 108 | 79 | 33 | |||
| T otals, 1953 | — | 2424 | 81 | 916 | 1053 | 96 | 163 | 73 | 42 | |||
| St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 78 | 36 | 187 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 46 | 55 | 58 | 30 | 70 | 113 | 372 | |||||
| Measles | 139 | 134 | 176 | 105 | 79 | 201 | 834 | |||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Pneumonia | 20 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 89 | |||||
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Acute infective encephalitis | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |||||
| Post infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Dysentery | 14 | 9 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 159 | |||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 71 | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |||||
| Erysipelas | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 34 | |||||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Tuberculosis: | ||||||||||||
| Respiratory | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 60 | |||||
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Central Nervous System | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Totals, 1954 | 261 | 241 | 376 | 207 | 296 | 467 | 1848 | |||||
| T otals, 1953 | 334 | 197 | 314 | 335 | 546 | 698 | 2424 | |||||