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Walthamstow 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following Table shows Infectious disease according to Wards,
and the number removed to Hospital:—
TABLE XIII.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in Each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | ||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||||
| Small Pox | 146 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 65 | 1 | 46 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 26 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | 142 | 6 | 50 | 55 | 19 | 12 | — | 43 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Membranous croup | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 131 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 79 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 560 | 9 | 178 | 308 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 130 | 121 | 117 | 54 | 138 | 24 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 41 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 89 | — | 2 | 23 | 26 | 38 | — | 17 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | 777 | 51 | 396 | 302 | 26 | 2 | — | 201 | 15/ | 109 | 157 | 153 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 1860 | 73 | 647 | 725 | 182 | 226 | 7 | 476 | 377 | 332 | 285 | 390 | 104 | 79 | 90 | 39 | 86 |