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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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Table XIII— Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases as they Occurred in the Nine Wards of the District, and the Percentages.
| Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead Slip | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 37 | 63 | 153 | 54 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 71 | 37 | 616 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 54 | 98 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 291 |
| Membranous Croup | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 96 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Continued Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 137 | 269 | 99 | 103 | 114 | 83 | 96 | 66 | 1049 |
| Percentage of Cases | 708 | 13.0 | 25.6 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 6.2 | |
| Tables XIV. and XV. are given in full at the end of the book with other Tables of the Local Government Board. | ||||||||||