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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 September, 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. | 6 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) | 15 | ... | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | i | 8 | 19 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 26 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| *Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 26 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | i | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 91 | i | 17 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
* One case Homeless.