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Walthamstow 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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It is satisfactory to note that an improved incidence and death-rate
has yearly been taking place since the opening of the Sanatorium, and
that, unlike Scarlet Fever, "return cases" are very unusual in this disease.

The distribution of the cases over the various portions of the district, the numbers removed to Hospital, the deaths resulting, and the death-rate per cent. of those notified, were as follows:—

St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
No. Notified6844391656
No. of Deaths73525
No. removed to Hospital5639251345
No. of Deaths in Hospital31323
Death-rate per cent. of those removed to Hospital62.512156.6
No. remaining at home18514311
No. of Deaths42202
Death-rate per cent. of those remaining at home224014018

The following figures taken from the Registrar-General's Quarterly Returns are of interest to show our position in reference to Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, as compared with our immediate neighbours:-

Population.No. Notified.Deaths.
S.F.Diph.S.F.Diph.
Tottenham126,1467441691521
West Ham315,0001,3245445154
East Ham142,9761,0144742566
Leyton125,8155852211818
Walthamstow131,4866552261121