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Walthamstow 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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These factors cannot be a full explanation, in view of the birth-rates
and Infantile Mortality rates given on page 20 for the constituent parts
of our own District. Judged by the Mortality rates as a whole,
Walthamstow, from the view of health and longevity, can legitimately
claim to be a desirable residential suburb of London.
The following Tabular Statement issued by the Registrar-General
will serve to confirm the preceding remarks and to compare our Public
Health status with that of the Country as a whole and the groups of
Towns known as "Great " and " Smaller."