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Leyton 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XIV.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1906. Including Cases OCCURRED in
West Ham Union Infirmary , &c., but NOT those Imported.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality—Wards. | No. of Cases Removed to Various Hospitals from each Locality—Wards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Leyton—Isolation Hospital in this Ward. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest—West Ham Infirmary in this Ward | Leytonstone—Bethnal Green Schools in this Ward. | Grove Green—Home of Good Shepherd in this Ward. | Harrow Green—West Ham Workhouse in this Ward. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wansttad Slip- | ||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 293 | 6 | 122 | 126 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 54 | 98 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Membranous Croup | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 110 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 6l | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 5 | l6 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 13 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 625 | 11 | 214 | 341 | 42 | 17 | — | 37 | 63 | 153 | 61 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 37 | 24 | 47 | 99 | 31 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 39 | — | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1082 | 20 | 350 | 494 | 121 | 13 | 82 | 137 | 270 | 114 | 103 | 114 | 100 | 96 | 66 | 36 | 77 | 131 | 56 | 34 | 53 | 49 | 35 | 25 | |