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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Both these diseases can largely be prevented by strict personal hygiene, especially adequate hand washing after using the toilet.
| Disease | All ages | 0-1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-24 years | 25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65 years and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1955 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 111 | 148 | 2 | 28 | 75 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 347 | 119 | 35 | 124 | 185 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 498 | 1,185 | 14 | 197 | 286 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Diphtheria | —- | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 65 | 62 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 11 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 3 | 7 | _ | 2 | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ |
| Non-Paralytic | — | 11 | |||||||
| Acute infective encephalitis | |||||||||
| Post infectious encephalitis | |||||||||
| Dysentery | 33 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 21 | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 81 | 72 | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | — | - |
| Smallpox | |||||||||
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ---- |
| Food Poisoning | 24 | 15 | _ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .—. |
| Erysipelas | 28 | 26 | — | — | 2 | . — | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Malaria | — | 1 | |||||||
| Tuberculosis: | |||||||||
| Respiratory | 71 | 61 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 3 |
| Meninges & Central Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Other forms | 5 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals, 1956 | 1,274 | _ | 58 | 364 | 582 | 62 | 113 | 73 | 22 |
| Totals, 1955 | 1,746 | 43 | 688 | 757 | 71 | 106 | 53 | 28 | |
| Disease | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 111 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 40 | 37 | 31 | 58 | 102 | 79 | 347 | ||
| [Measles | 88 | 21 | 85 | 118 | 153 | 33 | 498 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Pneumonia | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 65 | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Non-Paralytic | —. | — | — | - | — | — | — | ||
| Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Post infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 81 | ||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | ||
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | _ | 11 | 24 | ||
| Erysipelas | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | ||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis: | |||||||||
| Resoiratory | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 71 | ||
| Meninges & Central Nervous System | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Other forms | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Totals, 1956 | 168 | 110 | 165 | 272 | 349 | 210 | 1,274 | ||
| Totals, 1955. | 258 | 141 | 234 | 203 | 385 | 525 | 1,746 | ||