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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Diseases | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 31 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 45 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Influenza | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 72 | 18 | 31 | 29 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 20 |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 23 | 29 | 106 | 52 | 82 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 14 | 15 | 49 | 26 | 99 |
| Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| Gastric-Enteritis | 8 | 12 | - | - | 13 |
| Septic Diseases | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 12 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Do. Lungs | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Do. other forms | 11 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 22 |
| Cancer | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 65 | 68 | 83 | 56 | 62 |
| Developmental Diseases | 89 | 76 | 88 | 84 | 94 |
| Meningitis | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 41 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 14 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 56 | 59 | 49 | 54 | 45 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bright's Disease | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Accidents or Negligence | 15 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 23 |
| Congenital Syphilis | 10 | 9 | -— | - | - |
| All other causes | 47 | 41 | 66 | 47 | 46 |
| 493 | 608 | 689 | 545 | 693 |
Four hundred and ninety-three deaths out of a total of 1,258 were of
children under 5 years of age, and of the 498, 147 were in the first
month and 851 within the first year of life.