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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XIV.—Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases as they occurred in the Nine Wards of the District, and, the Percentages.
| Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead Slip | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 90 | 87 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 60 | 44 | 65 | 505 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 118 |
| Typhoid | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 111 |
| Membranous Croup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Continued Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 70 | 129 | 142 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 105 | 64 | 92 | 800 |
| Percentage of Cases | 8.8 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 11.5 | - |