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Walthamstow 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Cremation
Facilities for cremation are available at the City of London
Crematorium at Manor Park and also the Manor Park Crematorium, Manor
Park.
| Walthamstow | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Mortems only | 127 | 237 | 364 |
| Post Mortems and Inquests | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| Inquests only | 1 | 74 | 75 |
| 141 | 355 | 496 |
Rainfall
The annual rainfall at the Ferry Lane Station was 23,82 inches
In 1960 it was 28.57
Flooding
Flooding occurred 3 or 4 times during the year. There was no
severe storm that would lead to widespread flooding of the Borough,
Co - PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
General The following table shows the ward incidence of the various infectious diseases which are referred to in later pages of the report.
| Disease | St james Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 127 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| Measles | 108 | 149 | 223 | 218 | 380 | 297 | 1,375 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 53 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post Infectious Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 44 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | 3 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
| Snallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | |||||||
| Respiratory | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 42 |
| Meninges and Central | |||||||
| Nervous System | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Forms | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Totals, 1961 | 164 | 192 | 275 | 357 | 469 | 371 | 1,828 |
| Totals, 1960 | 128 | 103 | 93 | 154 | 210 | 270 | 958 |