Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table shows Infectious Diseases according to
Wards, and the number removed to Hospital :—
TABLE XVI.—
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in Each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Iloe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Northern. | |||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 1.5 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||||||
Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | - |
D iphtheria (inclu-ding Membra- nous Croup) | 183 | 2 | 49 | 106 | 15 | 11 | — | 40 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 57 | 35 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 44 | 144 |
Erysipelas | 112 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
Scarlet Fever | 506 | 5 | 114 | 329 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 112 | 68 | 82 | 47 | 197 | 97 | 53 | 48 | 32 | 134 | 364 |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric Fever | 13 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — |
Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Totals | 814 | 11 | 168 | 450 | 67 | 112 | 6 | 182 | 143 | 137 | 71 | 281 | 128 | 86 | 68 | 37 | 170 | 489 |
Isolation Hospital—Walthamstow Sanatorium, Chingford.
Total available beds—93. Number of Diseases that can be concurrently treated—4 at least.