London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table shows the numbers and the Infectious Diseases notified for the whole District and
for the Wards, and the number removed to Hospital: —
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in Each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | At Ages—Years. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | ||||||
| 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 375 | 4 | 63 | 258 | 34 | 12 | 4 | — | 70 | 42 | 59 | 69 | 51 | 84 | 197 |
| Erysipelas | 68 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 670 | 2 | 80 | 503 | 55 | 29 | 1 | — | 152 | 158 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 155 | 351 |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 187 | — | — | 13 | 63 | 75 | 33 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 33 | — |
| Otherforms of Tuberculosis | 65 | — | 5 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | — | 19 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Malaria (Imported) | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Dysentery „ | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 78 | — | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 40 |
| Totals | 1507 | 43 | 152 | 825 | 206 | 190 | 75 | 16 | 336 | 283 | 210 | 188 | 160 | 330 | 614 |