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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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T able XII.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT, 1890. The following Table shows the number of cases of Infectious Diseases per month notified during the year:—
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 37 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 59 | 114 | 96 | 85 | 616 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 76 | 44 | 37 | 291 |
| Membranous Croup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Simple Continued Feyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Relapsing Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 96 | ||
| 57 | 60 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 63 | 54 | 59 | 117 | 203 | 162 | 132 | 1049 |