Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XIII.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT, 1890. The following table shows the number of cases of Infectious Diseases per month notified during the year:-
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlet Fever | 31 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 65 | 56 | 48 | 78 | 51 | 40 | 505 |
Diphtheria | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 118 |
Membranous Croup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Typhoid Fever | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | o | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
Simple Continued Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Relapsing Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Erysipelas | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 111 |
Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 69 | 45 | 91 | 90 | 70 | 104 | 85 | 56 | 800 |