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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1914, 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) | 175 | ... | 41 | 115 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ... | 13 | 25 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 136 |
| *Erysipelas | 93 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| †Scarlet Fever | 419 | 1 | 76 | 271 | 50 | 21 | ... | ... | 28 | 35 | 125 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 53 | 27 | 276 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ‡Enteric Fever | 12 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| §Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 288 | ... | 2 | 59 | 49 | 125 | 50 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 56 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 41 |
| ||Other forn s of Tuberculosis | 100 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 20 | 9 | ... | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 20 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Totals | 1117 | 20 | 152 | 503 | 142 | 205 | 85 | 10 | 81 | 117 | 268 | 126 | 71 | 90 | 132 | 128 | 91 | 510 |
* One case occurred in "Forest House," James Lane, and two in West Ham Workhouse.
† One case occurred in West Ham Infirmary, and two in Bethnal Green Schools.
‡ Three cases proved not to be Enteric and one case withdrawn. § Nine cases—Homeless. || Four cases Homeless.