Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Month of January, 1911, including Cases which occurred in west Ham union, infirmary, &c., but not those imported.
| notifiable disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality— Wards. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| At all Ages. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | |||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 13 | – | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| *Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 32 | – | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 19 | |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Enteric Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| †Phthisis | Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908 | 10 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1911 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Others | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Totals | 64 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40 | |
* Including one case which occurred in West Ham Workhouse,
† Including two cases—Homeless.