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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The total incidence for 1957 was considerably larger than in 1956. There were more cases of poliomyelitis, food poisoning and measles, but fewer of scarlet fever, whooping cough, dysentery, puerperal pyrexia and erysipelas.
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1956 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 111 | - | 17 | 70 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 217 | 347 | 14 | 88 | 113 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 1,394 | 498 | 41 | 597 | 753 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | —- | - | — | - | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 62 | 65 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 11 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Paralytic | 18 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | - |
| Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post infectious encephalitis | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 13 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 58* | 81* | — | — | — | 28 | 30 | — | - |
| Smallpox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 39 | 24 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | - | |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis: | |||||||||
| Respiratory | 70 | 71 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| Meninges & Central Nervous System | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Other forms | 8 | 5 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals, 1957 | 1,985 | - | 56 | 718 | 975 | 63 | 87 | 66 | 20 |
| Totals, 1956 | — | 1,274 | 58 | 364 | 582 | 62 | 113 | 73 | 22 |
| * These include "out'area" cases confined in the Borough. | |||||||||
| Disease | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 89 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 93 | 217 | ||
| Measles | 95 | 169 | 256 | 114 | 375 | 385 | 1,394 | ||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Pneumonia | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 62 | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||
| Paralytic | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Non-Paralytic | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | ||
| Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | ||
| Post infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dysentery | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 58 | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 39 | ||
| Erysipelas | —- | - | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | ||
| Malaria | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis: | - | ||||||||
| Respiratory | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 70 | ||
| Meninges & Central Nervous System | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Other forms | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Totals, 1957 | 149 | 212 | 331 | 209 | 525 | 559 | 1,985 | ||
| Totals, 1956 | 168 | 110 | 272 | 349 | 210 | 1,274 | |||