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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 1897
[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 of Infectious Disease notified during the year :—
Table X.—Number ok Cases notified.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 46 | 40 | 87 | 82 | 43 | 41 | 510 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 151 |
| Membranous Croup | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Typhus Fever | — | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 102 |
| Simple Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 100 |
| 55 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 62 | 152 | 122 | 94 | 79 | 893 |