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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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DEATHS.
| Disease. | Under 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years and upwards. | Total of | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Diphtheria | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fev. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Sc. Fev. and Diphtheria | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||||
The average daily number of patients in Hospital was as follows:—
| January | 71.5 |
| February | 66.3 |
| March | 81.9 |
| April | 67.9 |
| May | 69.0 |
| June | 75.1 |
| July | 74.1 |
| August | 70.8 |
| September | 80.2 |
| October | 82.0 |
| November | 76.4 |
| December | 79.5 |
Complications of Diphtheria were:—
| No. of Cases. | |
|---|---|
| Albuminuria | 10 (7 of which had this symptom on admission). |
| Adenitis | 1 (Suppurative). |
| Cardiac affections | 28 |
| Nasal discharge | 5 |
| Paralysis | 18 |
| Laryngeal cases | 14 |
| Antitoxin rashes | 8 (3 had joint pains also). |
Four patients notified as Diphtheria were found to have Scarlet Fever
only on admission.