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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 is of interest to show the estimated Population, number of
cases of Infectious Diseases notified, with Infectious Sickness Rates since the
Notification Act came into force. The estimated Populations are those of the
Registrar-General:—
Estimated Population, Number of Infectious Diseases notifed, with "Infectious Sickness Rate," and the Mean for the Years under consideration.
| Years. | Population. | Scarlet Fever. | Small Pox. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. | Infectious Sickness Kate per 1000 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 46500 | 129 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 444 | 9.5 |
| 1891 | 47000 | 125 | 0 | 153 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 397 | 8.4 |
| 1892 | 49400 | 399 | 6 | 137 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 684 | 13.8 |
| 1893 | 52000 | 597 | 8 | 142 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 134 | 5 | 961 | 18.5 |
| 1894 | 57000 | 247 | 11 | 129 | 15 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 546 | 9.5 |
| 1895 | 61000 | 263 | 1 | 198 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 85 | 4 | 664 | 10.8 |
| 1896 | 65000 | 315 | 0 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 193 | 2 | 122 | 5 | 767 | 11.8 |
| 1897 | 70000 | 492 | 0 | 152 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 823 | 11.7 |
| 1898 | 77000 | 293 | 0 | 225 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 688 | 8.9 |
| 1899 | 83000 | 332 | 0 | 338 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 1 | 112 | 5 | 913 | 11.0 |
| 1900 | 91000 | 347 | 0 | 516 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 87 | 8 | 1056 | 11.6 |
| 1901 | 95131 | 608 | 3 | 322 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 111 | 10 | 1138 | 11.9 |
| 1902 | 97700 | 560 | 146 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 131 | 7 | 1083 | 11.1 |
| 1903 | 100400 | 292 | 2 | 147 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 657 | 6.5 |
| 1904 | 103200 | 527 | 49 | 179 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 143 | 10 | 975 | 9.4 |
| 1905 | 106000 | 756 | 0 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 1188 | 11.0 |
| 1906 | 108500 | 809 | 0 | 287 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 107 | 10 | 1253 | 11.5 |
| 1907 | 111500 | 815 | 0 | 251 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 3 | 1201 | 10.7 |
| 1908 | 114900 | 635 | 0 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 111 | 8 | 1014 | 8.8 |
| 1909 | 117800 | 506 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 814 | 6.9 |
| 1910 | 121280 | 232 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 499 | 4.1 |
| 1911 | 124597 | 387 | 0 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 114 | 4 | 815 | 6.5 |
| 1912 | 128480 | 287 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 79 | 10 | 623 | 4.8 |
| 1913 | 131636 | 450 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 799 | 6.0 |
| 1914 | 131980 | 399 | 0 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 97 | 2 | 833 | 6.3 |
| 1915 | 131718 | 320 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 605 | 4.5 |
| 1916 | 128146 | 344 | 0 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 836 | 6.5 |
| 1917 | 119307 | 187 | 0 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 623 | 5.2 |
| 1918 | 113973 | 124 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 407 | 3.5 |
| 1919 | 131718 | 319 | 0 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 6 | 828 | 6.4 |
| 1920 | 132771 | 670 | 0 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 1123 | 8.9 |