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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table X.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT, 1890. The following table shows the number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year:—
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 66 | 78 | 32 | 33 | 445 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 150 |
| Membranous Croup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
| Simple Continued Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Relapsing Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 99 |
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | 52 | 53 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 58 | 52 | 93 | 109 | 62 | 53 | 756 |