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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the month of December, 1913, 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 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 (C) Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 17 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 32 | ... | 10 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever (R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Other forms of Tuburculosis | 9 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Totals | 83 | 1 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
* Including two cases which occurred in the Bethnal Green Schools.