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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 XVI.—Deaths per Cent, of Deaths notified (exclusive of Public Institutions).
| Cases. | Deaths. | Percentage Mortality. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905. | 1906. | 1905. | 1906. | 1905. | 1906. | |
| *Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 505 | 616 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 126 | 294 | 13 | 36 | 10.03 | 12.2 |
| Typhoid | 51 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17.6 | 187 |
| Simple Continued Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 40.0 | 36.3 |
| Erysipelas | 111 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Relapsing Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *One case reported, which was removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital It was immediately returned as not being a case of Small Pox. The notification was not withdrawn. | ||||||