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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE XIII.—
| WARDS. | Estimated Population. | Small Pox. 1902-3 | 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 | 23,600 | 0 | 67 | 31 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 179 | -297 | -100 |
| High Street | 20,000 | 2 | 73 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 153 | -224 | -179 |
| Hoe Street | 22,500 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 133 | -199 | -107 |
| Wood Street | 16,500 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 98 | -187 | -33 |
| Northern | 23,500 | 0 | 69 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 137 | -253 | -107 |
| 1903 | 106,290 | 2 | 292 | 147 | 5 | 117 | 88 | 6 | 43 | 700 | -1,160 | -426 |
| 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 86 | 8 | 0 | 1,056 | — | — |