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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XII.— Deaths per cent, of Cases Notified (exclusive of Public Institutions).
| Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage Mortality. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | |
| Small Pox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 510 | 251 | 17 | 5 | 3-3 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria | 156 | 162 | 20 | 28 | 12.8 | 17.2 |
| Membranous Croup | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Typhoid Fever | 102 | 81 | 14 | 17 | 13.5 | 20.8 |
| Simple Continued Fever | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 42.8 |
| Erysipelas | 100 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 893 | 709 | 55 | 56 | 6.1 | 7.8 | |