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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE XII.—Distribution of Infectious Diseases according to Wards
| WARDS. | Estimated Population. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Erysipelas. | Typhoid. | Puerperal. | Chicken Pox. | Totals. | Increase + or Decrease - on last year. | Increase + or Decrease — excluding Chicken Pox. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Street | 23,000 | 46 | 130 | 43 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 201 | 476 | + 54 | -129 |
| High Street | 20,000 | 27 | 121 | 26 | — | 23 | 20 | 3 | 157 | 377 | + 79 | -63 |
| Hoe Street | 22,000 | 31 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 109 | 332 | + 124 | + 26 |
| Wood Street | 16,000 | 16 | 54 | 25 | — | 19 | 13 | 1 | 157 | 285 | + 156 | + 2 |
| Northern | 20,000 | 26 | 138 | 23 | 3 | 31 | 16 | — | 153 | 390 | + 256 | + 109 |
| 1902 | 101,000 | 146 | 560 | 142 | 8 | 131 | 89 | 7 | 777 | 1,860 | + 669 | -55 |
| 1901 | 97,000 | 3 | 608 | 322 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 10 | 53 | 1,191 | + 135 | + 82 |
| 1900 | 95,383 | — | 347 | 516 | 11 | 87 | Con. 1 1 86 | 8 | — | 1,056 | — | — |