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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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 | |
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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 |