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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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The following table shows the distribution of Infectious Cases
according to Wards, and the increase or decrease compared with
1908
TABLE XIV.—
| WARDS. | Estimated Population. | Small-Pox | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Erysipelas. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal. | Totals. | Increase + or Decrease -on last year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Street | 24,500 | 0 | 112 | 40 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 182 | -40 |
| High Street | 22,500 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 143 | - 8 |
| Hoe Street | 24,500 | 0 | 82 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 137 | -61 |
| Wood Street | 18,000 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 71 | -17 |
| Northern | 40,000 | 0 | 197 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 281 | -74 |
| 1909 | Registrar General. 136,602 | 0 | 506 | 183 | 112 | 13 | 0 | 814 | -200 | |
| 1908 | 131,486 | 0 | 635 | 233 | 0 | 111 | 37 | 8 | 1,014 | -187 |
| 1907 | 126,397 | 0 | 815 | 251 | 6 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 1,201 | - 52 |
| 1906 | 121,334 | 0 | 809 | 287 | 6 | 107 | 10 | 1,253 | + 65 | |
| 1905 | 117,500 | 0 | 756 | 254 | 4 | 122 | 50 | 2 | 1,188 | + 213 |
| 1904 | 108,000 | 49 | 527 | 177 | 13 | 143 | 56 | 10 | 975 | + 328 |
| 1903 | 106,290 | 2 | 292 | 147 | 5 | 117 | 88 | 6 | 647 | -436 |
| 1902 | 101,000 | 146 | 560 | 142 | 8 | 131 | 89 | 7 | 1,083 | - 55 |
| 1901 | 97,000 | 3 | 608 | 322 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 10 | 1,138 | + 82 |