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Leyton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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ENTERIC FEVER.
11 cases were notified, of which number 3 were subsequently
proved to have been errors in diagnosis. No deaths occurred.
Our death.rate from Enteric Fever was .00 per 1,000 of the
population; that of England and Wales, .04; and of the 96 Great
Towns, .04; and of London, .02.
Every case was visited, usually by the Medical Officer of
Health, and in addition to giving suitable advice, etc., endeavour
was made to trace the cause of the infection, with what success
may be gleaned from the table given below. This table shows
The table shows conclusively that Leyton.s sanitary condition, judged by the standard of Enteric Fever incidence, is satisfactory.
| Case. | Sex. | Age. Yrs. | Where Treated. | Result. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. | 21 | West Ham Infirmary | Recovered | Waiter on 1st class saloon G.E.R. Liverpool Street to Harwich. Probably infected at Harwich, where there had been an epidemic of Enteric Fever. |
| 2 | M. | 18 | At home | „ | Cause not traced. |
| 3 | M. | 27 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | A fortnight previously to first symptoms, he was staying at Chatham, where he ate some oysters. |
| 4 | F. | 28 | West Ham Hospital | „ | Cause not ascertained. |
| 5 | F. | 29 | At home | „ | „ „ |
| 6 | F. | 8 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Probably not Enteric Fever. |
| 7 | M. | 3 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Case proved to be Pneumonia, not Enteric Fever. |
| 8 | M. | 7 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | „ „ „ |
| 9 | M. | 42 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Case proved to be Gastritis |
| not Enteric Fever. | |||||
| 10 | F. | 59 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Cause not traced. |
| 11 | F. | 8 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | „ „ |
SCARLET FEVER.
337 cases were notified, against 330 in 1912. No deaths
occurred.