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Walthamstow 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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51
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*
4
1
1
2




5
3
8
Scarlet Fev.
2
1
0
3


1
1
3
5
8
Total
6 2
1
5


1
1
8
8
16
8
6

2
16
* One of these deaths was that of a patient from Enfield.
The average daily number of patients in Hospital was as follows:—
January 81.58
February 92.27
March 89.96
April 68.60
May 67.61
June 82.93
July 72.35
August 62.93
September 82.23
October 85.93
November 61.26
December 61.70
Complications of Diphtheria were:-
No. of Cases.
Antitoxin rash 10
Albuminuria 23
Adenitis 10
Cardiac complications 13
Nasal discharge 28
(4 had extensive membrane in nasal passages).
Diphtheritic paralysis 14
Laryngeal cases 16
Ear discharge 6
Bronchitis 2
Catarrhal jaundice 1
Recrudescence of Sore Throat 3