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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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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the month of March, 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) | 23 | ... | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 17 |
| *Erysipelas | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| †Scarlet Fever | 37 | ... | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 25 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ‡Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 25 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis . | 8 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 110 | ... | 16 | 51 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 53 |
*One case occurred in "Forest House," James Lane. †One case occurred in West Ham Infirmary.
‡One case—Homeless.