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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Diseases. | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 28 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 45 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 2 | 72 | 18 | 31 | 29 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 20 |
| Croup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 23 | 29 | 106 | 52 | 82 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 9 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 26 | 99 |
| Enteritis | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| Gastric-Enteritis | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 13 |
| Septic Diseases | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 12 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Do. Lungs | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Do. other forms | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 22 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 60 | 65 | 68 | 83 | 56 | 62 |
| Developmental Diseases | 76 | 89 | 76 | 88 | 84 | 94 |
| Meningitis | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 29 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 9 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 45 | 56 | 59 | 49 | 54 .. | 45 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bright's Disease | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Accidents or Negligence | 18 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 23 |
| Congenital Syphilis | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — |
| All other causes | 26 | 47 | 41 | 66 | 47 | 46 |
| 430 | 493 | 608 | 689 | 545 | 693 |
Four hundred and thirty deaths out of a total of 1,205 were of
children under 5 years of age, and of the 430, 129 were in the first
month and 281 within the first year of life.