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Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Month of October , 1911, including Cases which occurred in west the Munion, 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 all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
| 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) | 18 | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | 13 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 79 | — | 11 | 56 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 41 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Continued Fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phthisis | Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1911 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Others | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 135 | — | 15 | 74 | 16 | 20 | 10 | — | 18 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 65 | |
* Including two cases which occurred in West Ham Workhouse and one in Forest Cottage, James Lane, Leyton.