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Walthamstow 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The maximum number of cases admitted in any month was in September
(38). and the minimum was in April (12).
The greatest number of Scarlet Fever cases admitted in September
(26), and the minimum in April (11).
Of the Diphtheria cases the maximum was in July (15), and the
minimum in April (1).
Average number of patients in the Hospital for the year 1904 was as
follows:—
January 33.2
February 39.1
March 35.5
April 28.9
May 29.8
June 30.3
July 37.4
August 42.5
September 44.2
October 38.4
November 44.3
December 41.9
TABLE XIX.
AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.
| Scarlet Fever Cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years and upwards. | Total. | |
| January | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| February | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| March | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| April | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| May | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| June | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| July | 7 | 9 | — | 3 | 19 |
| August | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| September | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| November | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 20 |
| December | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Total | 63 | 98 | 38 | 24 | 223 |