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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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AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.
| Scarlet Fever. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| January | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| February | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| March | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| April | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| May | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| July | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| August | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| September | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| October | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| November | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| December | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Total | 50 | 47 | 71 | 94 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 173 | 197 | 370 |
| 97 (26.2%) | 165 (44.5%) | 66 (17.8%) | 42 (11.3%) | 370 | |||||||
AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.—DIPHTHERIA.
| 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 | ||
| January | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| February | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| March | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| April | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| May | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| June | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| July | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| September | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| October | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| November | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| December | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 74 | 158 | |
| 42 (26.5%) | 71 (44.9%) | 25 (15.8%) | 20 (12.6%) | 158 | |||||||