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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 June, 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 16. | 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)... | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | ... | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever. | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ♦Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30 | ... | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| lOther forms of Tuberculosis ... | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 81 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
*Three cases—Homeless. †One case—Homeless.