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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The total incidence for 1958 was considerably less than in 1957. There were more cases of scarlet fever, dysentery and erysipelas, but fewer of whooping cough, measles, pneumonia, poliomyelitis, food poisoning and tuberculosis.
| Disease | All Ages | 0-1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-24 years | 25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65yrs. &over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1957 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 105 | 89 | - | 28 | 75 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 67 | 217 | 11 | 27 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 486 | 1,394 | 11 | 202 | 269 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 62 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 11 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis : Paralytic | 2 | 18 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Non-Paralytic | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 230 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 167 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 59 | 58 | - | - | - | 28 | 30 | 1 | - |
| Smallpox | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 28 | 39 | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis : Respiratory | 54 | 70 | - | - | - | 12 | 11 | 24 | 7 |
| Meninges and Central Nervous System | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Forms | 6 | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Totals, 1958 | 1,095 | - | 25 | 290 | 555 | 54 | 83 | 62 | 26 |
| Totals, 1957 | - | 1,985 | 56 | 718 | 975 | 63 | 87 | 66 | 20 |
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| Disease | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 105 | |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 67 |
| Measles | 14 | 8 | 89 | 79 | 176 | 120 | 486 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis : Paralytic | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Post infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 105 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 230 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32* | 7 | 8 | 59 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis : Respiratory | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 54 |
| Meninges and Central Nervous System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other forms | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals, 1958 | 175 | 57 | 170 | 199 | 277 | 217 | 1,095 |
| Totals, 1957 | 149 | 212 | 331 | 209 | 525 | 559 | 1,985 |
*Puerperal Pyrexia. 27 of these were Thorpe Coombe outside area patients.