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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
Leyton 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT, 1890.
The following table shews the number of cases notified during the year :—
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| Jan. | Feb. | Mar, | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | Occurring in Public Institutions. | Corrected Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| small pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | — 2 | = 6 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 31 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 37 | 38 | 70 | 97 | 73 | — 114 | = 507 | |||
| Diphtheria | 6 | 18 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 37 | 64 | 26 | 27 | 410 | — 62 | = 348 | |||
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | - | 30 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
| Typhoid Fever | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 89 | — 15 | = 74 | |||
| Simple Continued Fever | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | — | 14 | |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | ||
| Erysipelas | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 123 | — 28 | = 95 | |||||
| Total | 1301 | |||||||||||||||
In addition to the above are the following cases of Infectious Disease which occurred in Public Institutions—
with the mortality.
Table XI.
| Small fox. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Membr. Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Typhoid Fever. C | Simple Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas | Total. | Mortality. | Percentage Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Workhouse and Schools. | 2 | 7 | 52 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 102 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Forest House Branch of Union | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bethnal Green Schools | — | 106 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 2 | 2.0 |
| St. Agnes' Orphanage | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | l2.5 |
| Master Bakers' Almshouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 114 | 62 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 28 | 221 | 18 | 5.8 |
The two deaths recorded in the Bethnal Green Schools occurred in a Hospital outside the District.